Invisible Threads, Macclesfield Barnaby Festival, Macclesfield Silk Museum, June - July 2018
3D Light Installation

Invisible Threads is a light installation made up of 54 light boxes and filled with programmable LEDS. The sequencing of the colours in the installation never repeat.

Born in Macclesfield and growing up in a weaver’s cottage, both of my parents worked in the textile industry. Researching the textile industry in my hometown, I grew interested in the ‘invisible’ history of Kashmiri immigration to the town. Industrialists from the North West also visited India and Kashmir to seek industry knowledge and inspiration. The contribution of Kashmiri immigrants in the Macclesfield is largely forgotten.