Mei Lin Meyers (he/they)



[2024]

patterns for gentleness & sewingbadgeifreceivedbyemail.mp4

Baking paper, printed A5 zines, calico, stuffing, digital video (2m 54s), iPad
Collaborator: Gwendoline Meyers

Patterns for gentleness’ is an ongoing zine-based project with an ear towards the foldable/pocket-sized sewing pattern. The pattern expands inwards and outwards, changes shape, and is a recipe for warmth. This work is an invitation towards craftiness and play - to sew a piece of ginger, to gift, to hold and to be held. Grandma and I collaborated in following and drawing the contours of ginger, giggling along the way. The video work, ‘Sewingbadgeifreceivedbyemail.mp4’, documents this collaboration which was very ‘school holidays’ in its joyfulness.

Exhibited in One Hand Cannot Clap Alone curated by Lachlan Bell, Comber St Studios, Kudos Gallery Offsite - Gadigal Land


Image Courtesy – Lachlan Bell (installation shot from One Hand Cannot Clap Alone)