“Commissioned by Cork 2005, European Capital of Culture, The Knitting Map draws its inspiration from Cork City, celebrating its place at the cultural heart of Europe. The Knitting Map is not a literal map; instead of a single still image, it is a moving, evolving translation of the busy-ness of Patrick Street; the wetness of May or the frostiness of November. The Knitting Map takes the pulse of the city over a year.
During 2005, different technologies will observe and measure aspects of the city centre – the movement of people, as well as the weather – how rainy, warm or windy it is. The Knitting Map then translates this information into a vast knitting pattern which is updated daily. In a single space in the city, fifty people will knit this pattern, every day for a year. The Knitting Map will grow into a vast, textured, colourful textile, that documents what happens in Cork in 2005.”
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