“The PHiC Participant Interviews is a short podcast series in which Practice Held in Common participants give insight into how they are doing and adapting their practice to the current situation. In today’s talk Alya Hessy shares her experiences and thoughts. “
In June 2020 Alya will graduate from MA Practice Held in Common at ArtEZ in Arnhem. She is preparing an installation Inner Garden, which will be a part of a group exhibition at Melkfabriek in Arnhem. The exhibition is expected to take place in October.
In May 2017 Alya Hessy did a performance Thread (Draad) for the Symposium Art and Textile (Kunst en Textiel). The Textielcommissie Nederland, which had organised the symposium, has published a beautiful book, which contains contributions of all the participants, including Hessy’s poem and pictures of the performance. Read Alya Hessy’s contribution (in Dutch). Order your own copy of the […]
Alya Hessy’s work will be exhibited in Denmark at Ærø Kunsthal.From April 18 till 2 September.Shades of Red – Tactile Moving ConceptA unique chance to buy a piece you love! Ærø KunsthalVestergade 41 AC,5970 Ærøskøbing
“When is the activity of making the primary objective – and when is the physical outcome?” – Jessica Hemmings, textile writer and Professor of Crafts & Vice-Prefekt of Research at the University of Gothenburg, discusses in her essay Knitting After Making, published in the new Bloomsbury’s book Textiles, Community and Controversy. The Knitting Map, edited by Jools Gilson and […]
September 2018 has come and found me on a ‘school bench’. I have embarked on a 2-year Master of Arts programme at ArtEZ – Practice Held in Common. I am taking this time to connect to others, feel the fresh breeze of inspiration and, above all, to re-evaluate and root down my artistic practice in the life that I live, […]