About Artificial Silk

We bring talented people together (wherever they are).

– Writing, visuals, performance, text, sound and movement

– exObjects writing, visual art and workshops

 

 

Of worlds we built in the light of night skies

Of dreams I am yet to dream

Of moments we are yet to live

 

 

 

Here’s how to get involved in exObjects

– England-India collaborations … more coming soon

 

– Performances of new writing

The Typing Man short story was adapted for an experience with graphics and composed sound at the Bluecoat in Liverpool. Read about our creative team.

A.T. Boyle’s story set in Istanbul was shortlisted from over 2,000 entries in the Mslexia awards. Alison played the narrator in the immersive drama.

– Look inside The Typing Man eBook

– To buy a limited edition of The Typing book, printed in Cumbria in northern England with a silver foiled cover and original illustrations, please email: artificialsilkorg@ gmail.com

 

– Community projects

 

– Industrial and cultural heritage

Artificial silk is a textile. From the eve of the Second World War this transformative textile was manufactured in a huge Lancashire factory where people from many countries worked side by side.

Filaments of silk made from the cellulose in wood we pigmented and twisted together and woven into clothes, war-time parachutes, sanitary wear including pads, items for hospitals, and many other forms. M&S used artificial silk for their popular nighties. Artificial silk was exported all over the world.

 

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Join the conversation

Bluesky:
@exObjects

Bluesky:
@atBoyle