Jules Dembinski

TEXTILES

Apr 23

BIO

Jules Dembinski is a textile artist currently residing in the GTA, Ontario. Their interest in textiles began as historical garment sewing and the acquiring of antique sewing machines. Currently, Jules focuses on the re-interpretation of personal experiences through poetry and natural dyes; using methods like rust printing and machine stitching to create texture and emotion. They are a lover of squares and rectangles, and an admirer of Brutalism and abandoned spaces. Jules continues to implement historical elements in their work, focusing more on the abstract, and the wistfulness of the passage of time.

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CAPSTONE PROJECT

DO YOU FEEL THE WARMTH? OR IS THAT THE SUN WARMING METAL AND FRAME?

My work focuses on my feelings of vulnerability and shame about my sexual assault when I was 18.

My theoretical work is a collection of free-form poems. I write about an imagined abandoned industrial space. My physical work of this narrative is a large metal door, which I’m speaking to directly in my writing. I use the door as a metaphor to showcase my fear and vulnerability towards myself, and to convey my feelings and confront my most shameful thoughts. I use the liminality of abandoned industrial spaces as the emotional foundation of my work, and the geometry of Brutalism to evoke a sense of repetition and control. This process showcases how this experience continues to have an impact on my life.

Throughout this process I’ve found myself asking the same question: How can I show the hidden parts of myself when I am deeply ashamed of them?

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