Inspired by the wooden printing blocks used to create these textile patterns, four artists from India and Germany set out to play with the language of patterns. Travelling Patterns features each of their journeys through four distinct visual narratives, as they tease apart and reassemble patterns and motifs:Aditi Jain takes the viewer through the process of Indian spinning and weaving, using traditional block-printing icons.
Ruchi Shah builds a narrative around nature and the city, drawing on two kinds of traditional forms: geometric and organic. Verena Gerlach creates her own motifs using objects and typography, assembling them together to evoke everyday life in a south Indian coastal city. Henning Wagenbreth illustrates an ironic narrative of travel for our times, setting the images within elaborately patterned borders.A celebration of print-making in various forms, the book has been letter-pressed on handmade paper. The cloth coverhand printed using wooden blockspays homage to the traditional blocks from which the artists drew their inspiration.
