Symbio – Museum De Fundatie
- 3 Oct 2026 to 3 Oct 2027
- Museum de Fundatie Zwolle
- Curated by Sabrina Kamstra
3 Oktober 2026 – 3 Oktober 2027
Museum de Fundatie Zwolle
curator Sabrina Kamstra
For this monumental installation (1000 cm x 300 cm) commissioned by the Museum Diana Scherer draws on Darwin’s research into the movement of plants. She translates his systematic methods of measurement and drawing used to document growth trajectories over time into patterns within her organic fabric. Darwin’s characteristic drawings, composed of hundreds of recorded lines tracing bends and paths of growth, serve as the point of departure for this hybrid installation.
By reinterpreting Darwin’s visual logic, in which drawing and measurement converge, Scherer creates a new pattern that poetically evokes the natural movements of plants while simultaneously reflecting the historical spirit of inquiry and methodology that shaped Darwin’s research.
Symbiosis between organic material and textile
Scherer allows root structures to grow together with textiles she has developed in collaboration with the Textielab Tilburg. She investigates how these two systems the vegetal and the textile physically intertwine: how they support and reinforce one another, or, conversely, constrain each other. The human-made fabric functions simultaneously as a support, a framework, and a counterpart to the plant.
From this continuous interaction, a new hybrid material language emerges, in which growing and weaving are no longer separate processes but become part of a single dynamic system.
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