Outdoor Art Installation

From Sep 30, 2023 to Nov 15, 2023 I participated in the Terrain Biennale which is an outdoor art installation. I showed my piece “Trail” which is a 20 foot long arm-knitted lace installation that extended from my porch drooping onto the ground. To learn more about this outdoor art installation- keep reading!

Here is the website to learn more about the Terrain Biennale: https://terrainexhibitions.org/

Here is what Terrain Biennale says about the exhibition/outdoor art installations: Terrain Biennial is a grassroots public art festival that brings artists and neighbors together to put public art on the front lawns (and porches, windows, and rooftops, too!) of neighborhoods across the world.

Artists and curators collaborated with hosts to produce public art installations (think sculptures, paintings, projections, flags, yarn art, you name it!) outside their homes (and other unexpected spots!).

You can check out my installation here: https://terrainexhibitions.org/tb23-huntsville-on

How to Participate in the Outdoor Art Installation of Terrain Biennale:

Make sure you apply. I suggest following them on Instagram to stay connected and know when you should apply. Then you need to find a host to agree to have your art installed. Then you install your art and take a photo of it so it can be added on the Terrain Biennale website. When choosing a piece to apply with you want to think about a piece that will be able to withstand weather conditions for a month and a half. 

I chose to submit the piece “Trail” because I knew that it could withstand rain and even snow. Yes, sometimes it snows in Canada early! I also like the way that it drapes like a long lace curtain. I am thinking about making this piece longer. Should I? Let me know in the comments! 

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Trail - Arm Knitted Installation by Jackie Partridge

Trail detail by Jackie Partridge, arm-knitted lace strips

Trail by Jackie Partridge is a work from my art archive that I made while living in Montreal and going to school for my MFA. This fiber artwork is very performative as I used the knitting process to create it. The act of knitting is very repetitive and labour intensive. It is the same motion over and over again. Learn more about this textile artwork below!

Trail

1’x 20', found lace, sewing and arm knitting, 2016. 

The work was displayed at Ancienne École des Beaux Arts for the end of year MFA exhibition “Maureen” in 2016.

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This art installation is made by cutting long strips of found lace curtains. The strips of lace were sorted by colour from a yellow cream colour all the way to a pure white at the bottom of the piece. The colour created a nice gradient. The strips were then sewn together to create a very long strip that was then wrapped like a ball of yarn. This process was repeated twice. Like knitting, I used my arms as the “knitting needles” and continued to knit for over an hour to create this 20 foot long installation that was suspended from the top of the staircase. I knit continuously since I used my arms as the knitting needles.

When this piece is lit it produces some beautiful shadows from the design of the white lace. 

I have also displayed this textile artwork outside in the snow. You can see the photograph at the bottom. I liked draping it in the snow and seeing how it dragged across the snow. 

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Outdoor installation of Trail by Jackie Partridge in the snow