Samira Vogel (1995) is a Swiss artist, weaver and educator, currently based in Zurich and Amsterdam. Her artistic practice revolves around weaving, viewing it not only as a technique and carrier of stories but also as a method and tool for exploring various facets of making and being. Her work involves research through the act of making, using textiles to offer a unique perspective on different places. She explores a wide range of fibers and material processes, adapting to their diverse rhythms. In different surroundings Samira invites people to join her interactive weaving installations, through which she explores the nature of collectivity, creating a sense of togetherness.

Samira holds a Master's degree from the Sandberg Instituut in Amsterdam, with a background in Art and Design Education from Zurich University of the Arts and Textile Design studies in Bangalore, India.

CONTACT mirasavogel@gmail.com
IG @samiravogel

Picture by Mahmoud Khattab

EDUCATION

 2020 - 2022

     Master of Arts & Design in the programme “Disarming Design”, Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam

2015 - 2019        Bachelor of Arts in Art Education, ZHdK, Zurich

2017                    5 months exchange study, textile design, Bangalore, India

INTERNSHIPS

2019                      Textile Design, annasaarinen Textilmanufaktur, Zurich

2018                      Weaving studio, kullukarishma, Kullu, India

2017                      Open painting studio, kunstasyl, Zurich

2015                      Carpentry, Vogel Holzbau, Thalwil

WORK & WORKSHOPS

2024                       Workshop “Playing with ivy” for Textile Initiatives at Kas Keerweer in Amsterdam, Netherlands

2024                       Workshop “Reimagining Looms” in Jadal Space for Culture and Knowledge in Amman, Jordan

2024                       Craft teacher in multiple schools, Switzerland

2021                        Workshop facilitator “Weaving Futures” for Esch22 cultural capital, Luxembourg

2021                        Workshop “Making” at Masters textile design KASK, Belgium

2020                       Employee at Carpentry, Vogel Holzbau, Thalwil

2022                        “Unravelling the Warp” weaving performance at the Kunstkapel, Amsterdam

2022                        “Becoming thread becoming line” at Graduation exhibition Sandberg Institute, Kunstkapel Amsterdam

2022                        Essay “Gathering, on weaving” in “Durable Discussions” published by Onomatopee

2021                        “Tracing threads of collectivity“ Disarming Design Department, Mediamatic, Amsterdam

2019                        “Ewoolution“ graduation exhibition ZHdK