Textiles, Techniques, Technologies: Exploring Post-Ancestrality and Contemporary Practices

This article presents an ongoing research project that explores the convergence of textile weaving and digital coding. Drawing from the Latin origin of the word “text” (textum, meaning “woven”), the investigation examines how ancestral weaving practices have served as a means of transmitting knowledge and storytelling across different cultures. The research delves into the material and linguistic parallels between weaving and writing, focusing on thread, knot, and unraveling elements. This study bridges analog and digital techniques through a speculative approach, transforming lines, fibers, and codes into a hybrid textile surface that merges the physical and virtual. The research has been channeled into several projects, where the fusion of tactile materials and digital coding is used to create innovative narrative forms. The article highlights how these interdisciplinary projects reimagine coding as a new form of language, expanding the boundaries of storytelling in contemporary art practice.