Softness - Jean Oberlander illustration Vestoj is looking at the

Vestoj is looking at the practice and poetics of the everyday

and try to overcome the ghosts of their past

where a special connection and sense of fellowship formed through dialogue

for there is beauty in uncertainty

By addressing the long-neglected processes of nation-building within the Soviet Union and the way built environments were involved in this

Softness - Jean Oberlander illustration Vestoj is looking at theUnravelling the semantics of the ugly jumper, the ratty cardigan and the squishy mittens. Softness is a poetic reflection on hand knitting and the neglected objects that give us nourishment. A straggly jumper, shrunken in a hot wash. A frayed sleeve, mended with different wool. A garish sweater, coffee stained but decidedly unwashed, sent by a loved one to withstand the cold winters. Punctuated by short key texts from textile studies and feminist