Jessy’s weaving practice expertly plays with structure, color, and form using some of the oldest and historically rich weaving techniques. Working across concept and form, Lu’s practice simultaneously brings material practice,history and theory into conversation.
Bio: Jessy Lu examines the relationship between textiles, computation, and femininity. While graphical user interfaces obscure our understanding of an underlying technology and mathematical models run our economy, Lu’s textiles work is an act of primitive code. With strictly binary inputs, the textile functions purely as a computational byproduct, which endows the user with agency through its creation.