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 – Vexillum at Nexus, Charles Hosea / Brookfield PropertiesHandwoven artworks installed at Nexus, 25 Farringdon Street, London
Margo Selby: VEXILLUM III and IV, Louise TierneyInstallation shot of hand woven artworks
Vexillum, Louise TierneyInstallation shot, Vexillum I, II and III
Margo Selby: winner of the Collect Open Award 2020, Louise TierneyVEXILLUM installed at Somerset House, London, for Collect 2020
Margo Selby weaving for VEXILLUM 2020, Louise TierneyMargo at her 24 shaft dobby loom, Whitstable, Kent