Soft Support
with Gal Leshem
The worshops took place at Canons House between October to December 2024.
The Soft Support project consisted of a series of workshops called Sew & Chat led by artist and facilitator Gal Leshem. People in a caring role were invited to meet, make and chat whilst creating a collective textile artwork from pre-loved textiles.
The completed work toured Merton Libraries, before finding its permanent home at Morden Library intended for use by library users. The textile pieces can be moved and reconfigured into different shapes and styles using the Velcro attached to the sides. See what you can create!
About the artist: @galleshem(Instagram)
Gal Leshem is a London-based artist with a socially engaged practice. Her work is developed through a site-specific and research-based approach, and engages with heritage sites, objects and plants embedded in collective memory. The work is often directed by the specific context of its making and informed by conversations, workshops and interviews with individuals and groups as part of the process.