CROSS STITCHING

The participatory project Cross Stitching initiated by the artist Iris Wolf brought people of different ages and cultural backgrounds together. The workshops focused on a creative exploration of photography and embroidery. Using the photos they had brought with them, the participants got into conversation with each other and learned more about the personal stories behind the pictures. Afterwards, black and white copies of the photos or specific sections of them were further embellished with needle and thread. Aspects of the stories were creatively incorporated into the pictures.