Monumental woven sculptures created by Polish sculptor Magdalena Abankanowitcz have become so synonymous with her they are sometimes referred to as 'abakans'. These are of such an immensely large scale they appear even in this video to be quite overwhelming. They conjure up all sorts of associations. They remind me of 'dolmens' or of pagan shamanic figures. You can feel the weight of them, heavy both in their physical nature but also in spiritual potency. They are hanging there as if it should speak to you directly from another dimension altogether. Abankanowitcz was a true pioneer in the use of textile fibres as a form in sculpture. This Tate video shows you the details of their structural forms in all their bulk, stitch and woven slugs, the forms and strands of fibre. She vastly expanded the range of possibilities for contemporary sculpture.
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