Arrange Whatever Pieces Come Your Way creates unique, handmade covers inspired by art, architecture and apparel – now on view at The Modern Institute, Glasgow, until September 2022
Quilt 39, left, and Quilt 37, right, by Arrange Whatever Pieces Come Your Way, on display at The Modern Institute, Glasgow.Friends for more than three decades, Annabelle Harty and Sheelagh Boyce joined forces on a creative project inspired by their mutual love for art and architecture.
Referencing works by iconic architects and forgotten buildings, scenic vistas mixed with more conceptual images, the pair use materials from garments they gather from family and friends, imbuing each piece they create with a deeper, personal meaning. Four of their quilts are now on view at The Modern Institute, Glasgow , showing their diverse approaches to the medium and their inspirations. plantation dress, the garment’s pattern subtly reflected in the quilts’ shapes.
True to form, each quilt is defined by architectural and historical references: the designs feature a nod to the neolithic standing stones of Avebury, whose shape is traced on blue fabric. On the back, Quilt 37 is defined by the silhouette of the Inverkip power station, a 1970s building that was decommissioned shortly after completion due to the 1973 oil crisis and never operated as intended.
‘This is the first time Arrange Whatever Pieces Come Your Way has incorporated a patterned fabric, focusing on the quality and consistency of the print in contrast to the pink backing, tonally displaying the wear and use of the material,’ reads a note accompanying the exhibition. ‘The geometry of the dissected shorts on the reverse focuses on the space around the squares and the central line that connects the three garments.
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