The Thread That Pulls

The Thread That Pulls - “Happiness is temporary but interest is continuous.” – Georgia O’Keeffe

Certain things tug at us over time. The thread is not a fixed object but a force: a line of curiosity, connection, or compulsion that loops through days, years, and even generations. It draws us back, quietly insistent, shaping the way we see and make.

Bringing together artists and makers across disciplines, The Thread That Pulls explores the enduring nature of attention. Works in the exhibition might trace a long-held preoccupation with a place, material, or idea; reveal the repeated gesture of a hand in craft; or unravel a personal or collective narrative that refuses to be forgotten.

The exhibition considers the thread both literally and metaphorically: as fibre and stitch; as the drawn line; as the invisible tether between people, objects, and memory. It seeks to ask: what makes us return to certain subjects again and again? How might sustained interest transform into form, texture, and meaning.