Creating objects becomes an act of control, a way to discipline, measure, and give form to duration. Through making, I attempt to quantify and materialise its passing. Each object becomes both a literal and metaphorical stitching together of time and space. The passage of time is rendered through meticulous stitched marks, a record of gesture, ritual, and repetition. Each stitch is a signifier of lived experience: a meditation on time and process.
Richard McVetis studied at Manchester School of Art and the Royal College of Art, where he is currently Co-Head of Programme for MA Textiles. His practice explores time, labour, and materiality through the language of hand embroidery. McVetis has been shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize (2023), Jerwood Drawing Prize (2011, 2017), and Loewe Craft Prize (2018). His work has been exhibited internationally, including Objects of Contemplation at Make Hauser & Wirth (2024), Threads at Arnolfini (2023), the British Textile Biennial (2021), RENEW at Kettle’s Yard (2019), and a solo exhibition at the Craft Study Centre, Farnham (2022).
