Looking For Rubia Tinctorum
Looking for Rubia Tinctorum is an ongoing research project, tracing the histories of the Rubia Tintcorum plant, commonly known as Dyer's madder. For centuries madder was used as a main dyestuff for red textiles across north Africa, India and the middle east. The mysterious dyeing process for making the sought after Turkey Red was kept a secret until the 18th Century, when European chemists appropriated it from Greek and Turkish dyers.
Dragon in Adrianople Red, 2020
Hand dyed cotton, fringe, glazed ceramics
Looking For Rubia Tinctorum, 2020
2 channel video installation, 19:40 minutes
Observations on the Trade and Use of Turkey Red, 2019
Cotton and wool dyed with madder
