Textile Art - Kala x Ditiro Mashigo

Botes first worked with artist and textile designer Ditiro Mashigo and her fashion design company Serati Ltd when the two collaborated on an experimental series of unique blankets in 2019. “We created a tactile range,” said Botes at the time, “with the intent of evoking the spirit of love, joy, peace and nostalgia”. Mashigo has returned to work with Something Good Studio on Written in Thread, presenting the textile installation titled Kala, a word that means tree stem, and also refers to kalana which is the Sotho word for the umbilical cord. Kala, which the artist has worked on intermittently for two years, is composed primarily of clothing: her own, some of it manufacturing waste and some sourced from the fashion industry. Mashigo’s work – both ready-to-wear and not – has integrated upcycling offcuts from the fast-fashion industry, engendering a beautiful and sustainable practice. She skillfully combines and fuses these discarded, personal and often undervalued items, tracking back in a meditative spirit the paths and connections that bind her and her maternal lineage.

PRODUCT INFO

FABRICATION: Repurposed textiles

COLOURS: Multiple

SIZE: Size varies depending on installation