Sports at Home III is part of SPORTS AT HOME by Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė, a series begun in spring 2020 at the start of lockdown, when the intense rhythm of life suddenly stopped around the world. The works refer to that period of enforced inactivity. Sport, where daily training and rhythm matter so much, was hit hard: the main sports news was about events that did not take place, and even the Olympics were postponed. The artist’s teenage son had trained every day before lockdown, and the family felt keenly how hard the sudden stop was for a young person.
Every object in the series is made from sports items that went unused during the #stayathome period: basketballs and footballs, trainers, socks and more. Most were team-sports equipment made redundant when training moved indoors and onto the carpet, so the textile form of the work is itself a conceptual reference to the absurdity of indoor sport on the carpet.
The series sets up a dialogue between two contrasting activities, the dynamic activity of sport and the monotonous handcraft of knitting. Disassembled pieces of sports equipment are joined through knitting into an abstract spatial composition.
The work is built on community and connection. The competition and pursuit of achievement that define sport are replaced by the challenge of cooperation, and even rival, well-known sports brands sit on equal terms, stepping out of the competitive fight in the market.
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| Piece Weight (kg) | 3 |
|---|---|
| Production Year | 2020 |
| Technique | |
| Design Class | Unique Pieces |
| Dimensions LxWxH | 130x5x180cm (51x2x71'') |
