GEORGINA MAXIM

Maxim’s practice is grounded in the style of sewing and mending referred to as dhunge mutunge in Shona. This is a stitch used forputting things together quickly so that they hold. It has been used for generations to create a temporary hold on torn items, oftenusing a thread that did not match the colour or texture of the garment. It is also seen as a stitch for closing scars. Coupled with weaving,crocheting and knitting, Maxim builds her mixed media pieces through this contextually rich gesture of bringing textiles, kinship, andtemporality together.

Telling Moments focuses on time and recollection, reflecting the significance of how time it is used, accumulated and valued. Maximconsiders the labour of cutting and sewing as an act consumes the clock. However, it is also an act of construction and memory-making,one that enables the search for herself and her mother.

_It’s a constant in and out feeling much like how the needle and thread seem to create that very motion - in and out. The works arevaried, each representing a time of search within the material and a chance to copy myself out onto the material. It’s as if sewing overand over again is a good deed to the heart. With the hope that the heart will reward me with the clear vision of this woman, my mother._

Press release courtesy Goodman Gallery