MHI
Marcia Harvey Isaksson is an artist who's main line of inquiry is our common cultural heritage, using textile techniques as a vehicle to navigate her investigations. She is interested in site-specific narratives, working often with a mix of media, from sculpture to performance.
For more information about works please send an e-mail to marcia@marcia.se
I SEEK YOU
Excerpts from video piece "I Seek You in My Dreams". Exhibited during the Berlin Art Week 2024 at AOA;87 Gallery. Soundscape by musician and composer João Orecchia.
MBUYA MURIPI?
MBUYA MURIPI!
Five hour durational performance carried out in London on 11 October 2024. I am in search of the remains of Charwe Nyakasikana Nehanda, my ancestor. Weaving her name into a band at Mimosa House, I proceed to seek her at the British Museum, the Science Museum and lastly at the Museum of Natural History. All three museums hold human remains in their collections.
Soundtrack by Rutendo Harvey. Video and editing by Tilly Wace. Part of the show "transfeminisms Chapter IV: Care and Kinship" curated by Christine Eyene, Daria Khan, Jennifer McCabe and Maura Reilly.
SONIC WEAVING
Excerpts from an hour-long performance carried out at Fotografiska Stockholm during the Cindy Sherman exhibition "Tapestries" on 21 March 2024, together with musician and composer João Orecchia. Filmed and edited by Ali Quraishi.
WEAVE WEFT WOVEN
Behind the scenes of creating my interactive loom installation "Weave Weft Woven" for Röhsska museet. Part of the group exhibition "Låt hundra blommor blomma". Filmed and edited by Maria Vatne Jansson. The installation was in place between November 2023- April 2024.
CHARWE'S SHROUD
One month long durational performance during June/July 2021, weaving a shroud in remembrance of Charwe Nyakasikana Nehanda. The final woven piece is now part of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe's collection.