Fozia Ismail: A Song for the Xeedho – The Knot Makers

From Whitechapel Gallery

Presented at Whitechapel Gallery throughout Backyard Biennial , A Song for the Xeedho (Hey-ro) is an interactive installation that centres the Xeedho, a wedding basket made by Somali nomadic women which has become endangered due to the climate crisis. Created collectively through weaving, ropemaking, and intricate knot-work, the basket is placed inside a cloth tensioned with knots that become a key part of the wedding ceremony. Ismail explores knots as objects that bind, create tension,...