To develop the colour palette for the textile art installation Breathing Colour as part of Art in Manufacturing. Margo enlisted 160 factory staff at Standfast & Barracks, each selecting a colour connected to a personal memory or association. We are now broadening this initiative to create a dynamic, living colour chart.
The Living Colour Chart is a legacy project derived from Margo Selby’s 2024 Breathing Colour artwork. This ongoing collection invites people to share personal colour memories and associations, exploring the connections we make with colour from both a sensory and emotional perspective.
Colour has the power to evoke memories, feelings, and sensations. Whether it’s a colour you associate with a loved one, a nostalgic memory, a sports team or a colour you like to adorn or surround yourself with, this chart reflects how colour impacts our lives on a personal level.
What colour do you have an association with?
Margo’s intention is to build this chart of colour, people and stories as a live research project to see the real connections people have with colour today. The contributions will be used to inform future artwork and projects
Margo Selby is a British textile artist and designer of woven textiles working with colour and geometric form. She studied at Chelsea College and the RCA, graduating in 2001. Margo has established an expansive approach to working in textiles – across art, design and industry. Margo’s practice as a weaver is at the heart of all of the studio projects. Throughout her work, Margo explores the relationship between man and machine, hand and industry, craft and technology.
This is a National Festival of Making and British Textile Biennial Co-commission,