New artist-in residence: Marcos Kueh

Marcos Kueh is a Malaysian textile artist currently based in The Netherlands, with a professional background in Graphic Design and a BA in Textile from the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Haag. Growing up in a post-colonial developing country, he has always been fascinated by his Malay identity and how it is perceived in the West. The ancestors of his land encapsulated their dreams, myths and hopes in their textiles, as a visual language before the arrival of the alphabet. Many of Kueh’s textile works are explorations and speculations of the traditional meaning of the craftsmanship in the contemporary context, searching for new narratives to navigate the globalized word.
His practice has motivated him to work and learn about both the traditional weaving techniques back in Borneo, introducing indigenous weaving sequences such as the Songket weaving techniques into the modern industry.
His work is represented by Galerie Ron Mandos.

Marcos Kueh is the winner of the Open Call for the TC2 residency, promoted by Lottozero within the “On Weaving” cultural program, supported by Toscanaincontemporanea 2024.