Shannon SwinburnTextile Practicioner

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shannon.swinburn@gmail.com

@shanswinburn



Shannon Swinburn is an independant Textiles Practitioner currently studying MA Textiles at the Royal College of Art having previously studied BA Graphic Communication at Central Saint Martins. Her studies at the RCA are supported by the Haberdashers’ Scholarship,The Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation Prize, and The Textile Society Student Bursary Award.

Shannon’s work investigates the intrinsic links between gender, textiles, and modern-day computing. She aims to platform the untold stories of women in emergent technology through a series of interactive looms, sound, and textiles pieces. 

Core Rope Memory Modules
2023
Silk, Cotton, Cardboard A series of Handwoven modules inspired by Core Rope Memory modules.The modules were woven using distorted warp and weft techniques to reflect the intricate lace of the wires of the modules themselves. The colours within these pieces were drawn from vinatge computer manuals and control rooms as shown through early iterations of yarn windings that they were inspired by.