Motivated by the book title ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ by Jules Verner, Around the World in eighty Washing Lines is an art project by a conceptual fuzy artist Mahlia Amatina, as she explains “the job is action of the thought process behind the painting “Look! They Also Dry Their Outfits! ” at her the latest ‘Kathmandu Contacting! ‘ Display, and is exploring culture and diversity, as well as the generally accepted idea of dangling our clothing out to dried. She with this task aims at celebrating the human diversity by using a basic domestic chore of cleansing clothes to focus on what links us within an increasingly divided world. That brings forwards the links and commonalities of each washing line utilizing a combination of photos, textiles and a multi-sensory catalogue of effects which includes touch, smell and appear.
Amatina explains the real reason for the project, “The project started as a means to highlight similarities between us as humans, in a world where we regularly focus on distinctions. The general washing series is a perfect means to do this: we all have laundry to do, regardless of who, what or in which we are in the world. “
Amatina initiated the project by simply recording 80 washing lines photos via 80 distinct countries keeping into consideration the project being based around humanity as well as the similarities between people and their living models. The pictures were sourced from around the entire world, in addition to the photos, short tales have been crafted with every piece about anybody behind every washing line in an attempt to bring forward even more similarities which might be shared with the global neighbors, and just how they genuinely connect the individuals.
With this project Amatina demonstrates an online autism friendly art event depicting exceptional washing lines that provide guests with a chance to interact with every single installation of clothes and have a glimpse in the person in back of the garment by reading a short history with real quotations. The exhibition actually reaches out to a large and diverse audience including those suffering with autism, together with those to whom art is usually not totally accessible. While an autistic artist, Amatina created an exhibition that stood attractive and accessible to those through the spectrum.
“It’s recently been a real eye-opener learning about how something which is so simple and taken for granted in the Western world is undoubtedly an elaborate affair in countries like Pakistan and india. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed obtaining the opportunity to explore culture and variety in the local community, and seeing how citizens relate to the universally approved notion of laundry. “
