Patterns of the Conquerors
Sascha Reichstein
In 1866, John Forbes Watson compiled a book featuring various patterns used in South Asian textile handicrafts to show them to his British compatriots. In keeping with the pattern of colonial rule, they produced cheap factory imitations which were in return exported to India, Pakistan or Bangladesh. In the film, experts in the history of design deliver explanations while the textures on screen are interlaced, tied together, and interwoven.
Film Series Kaleidoscorpse
Sascha Reichstein
Sascha Reichstein was born 1971 in Zürich/Switzerland; she is a fine artist, film-maker, and teacher and lives and works in Vienna. Reichstein first studied stage and film design, followed by studies in communication and textile design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Her works have been shown at festivals and in the exhibition context internationally.
