research overview
- Textiles are a powerful medium -- their association with the body and garments evoke tactile memories. Using weaving, Steven Frost combines yarn and cotton with non-traditional weaving materials from a range of sources, exploring the ways history and time are embedded in materials. Their materials evoke specific narratives and stories, referencing aspects of the artist’s personal and family history, the history of the LGBTQ rights movement, and the recent Women’s Marches, among other topics. In workshops and interactive performance events, the artist invites participants to weave, using laser cut versions of a traditional back strap loom. By bringing together groups to weave collectively, Frost explores the ways weaving can act as a metaphor for communities working together. In the Media Studies department Frost's research focuses on pop-culture, memes, LGBTQIA+ culture, and public scholarship in libraries. They are also the co-founder of the Experimental Weaving Residency and Associate Director of the Unstable Design Lab in the Roser Atlas Institute.