The group exhibition shows twelve contemporary artistic perspectives on the medium of textiles. The focus is on collective practices of production and a joint, experimental discovery of textile techniques against the backdrop of an ecologically and socially sustainable, as well as innovative, handling of textiles and fashion.
In the run-up to the exhibition, individual artists used the ESCHE Lab — the newly established workshop — as well as the museum’s inventory of materials and machinery, and worked on experiments and prototypes in cooperation with the Saxon Textile Research Institute e. V. (STFI) Chemnitz. The works shown reflect the history, meaning and aesthetics of textiles and enter into a dialogue with the permanent exhibition in terms of content and space.
The accompanying program negotiates topics such as the circular economy, local resources and sustainable production methods, representing a counterpoint to the global fast fashion industry and its ecological and social effects. Workshops and discussions offer interactive insights into the textile industry and encourage sustainable consumption and social responsibility.
FABRIC VISIONS is an invitation to discover the complexity and potential of textiles as a medium and offers space for reflection and discussion in the field of art, craft, technology and sustainability.
OPENING:
Sunday, 13.04.2025, 3 - 6 pm @ Esche-Museum, Limbach-Oberfrohna (DE)
PANEL TALK & CLOTHING SWAP:
Friday, 20.06.2025, 7 pm @ Weltecho, Chemnitz (DE)
'Globale Probleme und Herausforderungen brauchen lokale Lösungen und Initiativen. Kann Mode fair und nachhaltig sein?' [Global problems and challenges need local answers and initiatives. Can Fashion be fair and sustainable?] with Henriette Helmstedt (tailor & Fashion Revolution Chemnitz), moderated by Nina Lorenzen (Fashion Changers).
WORKSHOPS:
Saturday, 23.08.2025, 10 am - 1 pm & 3 pm - 6 pm @ Esche-Museum, Limbach-Oberfrohna (DE) during LOOP-Festival
INFO & SIGN-UP (in German)
FABRIC VISIONS Workshop/Participatory Making, 2025
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Panel Talk and Clothing Swap at Weltecho, Chemnitz (DE). Photography ©Jan Felber.
Silkscreen printed exhibition catalogue, German & English. Designed and printed by Christian Doege, with illustrations by Julia Kluge, ed.500, available at the museum, 10,00 € / ISBN: 978-3-00-082391-6
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Participatory workshops during the group exhibition
FABRIC VISIONS
13/04 — 09/11/2025
with Aïcha Abbadi, Svenja Bremen, Mascha Fehse & Valentina Karga, Wilhelm Frederking, Zoe Köbrunner, Caroline Kryzecki, Sofía Magdits Espinoza, Klara Meinhardt, Simone Post, Lars Preisser, Henrike Schmitz, Ida Westh-Hansen
Curated by Hannah Beck-Mannagetta & Klara Meinhardt
Esche Museum Limbach-Oberfrohna during Chemnitz European Capital of Culture 2025
