Vexillum
The Vexillum series, begun 2019, was a leap in scale from the intimacy of my hand weaving practice to date – the human to the architectural – going beyond the scale of my loom was a technical challenge. A work is made in 9,000-strand sections, requiring absolute accuracy to achieve a cohesive whole. They are flags for a banqueting hall – banners for carnival – celebratory, but with an element of aggression – a ‘vexillum’ being a portent of battle, as well as a Latin sail, and a feathery plume.
Margo Selby
Whitstable, England
Margo Selby weaving for VEXILLUM 2020, Louise TierneyMargo at her 24 shaft dobby loom, Whitstable, Kent
Margo Selby: winner of the Collect Open Award 2020, Louise TierneyVEXILLUM installed at Somerset House, London, for Collect 2020
Vexillum, Louise TierneyInstallation shot, Vexillum I, II and III
Margo Selby: VEXILLUM III and IV, Louise TierneyInstallation shot of hand woven artworks
Margo Selby – Vexillum at Nexus, Charles Hosea / Brookfield PropertiesHandwoven artworks installed at Nexus, 25 Farringdon Street, London