Diane Meyer - Re:Presentations of the Past [NX057]

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Diane Meyer.

Diane Meyer is an embroidery artist whose work obfuscates the present to explore the past. She cross stitches on photographic images of places and people, obscuring parts of them to reveal presentations of the past with precision and perplexity.

This is the first part of our NeedleXChange where we find out how Diane makes her work and how her artistic method evolved. Diane is a Professor of photography and our conversation touches on that medium as well. Be sure to check out Diane's work using the links below!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:21 - Unpacking the Complexity of Meyer's Work

00:08:30 - The Evolution of Meyer's Cross-Stitch Technique

00:13:17 - Expanding to the Collective Memory of the Berlin Wall

00:22:18 - Teaching Photography and the Basics of the Medium to Jamie, who is clearly ignorant on the topic

00:25:24 - The Process of Creating Meyer's Work

00:31:19 - Exploring Place and the Vulnerability of Venice

Links:

Website: dianemeyer.net

Instagram: dianemeyerstudio

Intro music is Purple, Pink and Orange by OTE via Epidemic Sound.

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