Embroidery Workshop: Repetitive Design

Starting with a guided tour of the exhibitions Calculations and Coincidences and In Search of Vera Molnár, the workshop is inspired by the geometric forms in Gizella Rákóczy's Twisted Spiral. The participants embroider the patterns they create with algorithmic calculations on everyday objects with various embroidery techniques, without being afraid of making mistakes that can reveal the uniqueness in irregularity. 

Note: No prior embroidery experience is required 

Instructor: Melike Güven
Capacity: 12 people
Duration: 90 minutes
Fee per workshop: 400 TL

The event will take place at the Pera Museum.

About Melike Güven
Melike Güven, who graduated from Gazi University Embroidery Teaching Department, did her master's degree at Nişantaşı University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Textile and Fashion Design on ‘Techniques in Turkish Embroidery Art with Western Influence’. She started her first research on embroidery in the last year of university with her thesis on the rich embroidery techniques of Anatolia. She is currently working as an embroidery teacher at Kağıthane Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School and aims to share this artistic vision with her students. Melike Güven, who deals with traditional embroidery techniques from a modern perspective, creates original works by transforming