“It’s activism, just using cloth!” Lancashire textile artist James Fox on the power of art, working class representation, and working with Maxine Peake
, particularly working class politics, define James’ latest exhibition. Titled Freedom of Movement, the show is just the latest manifestation of James’ work, which has been exhibited internationally at events including the 2021 British Textile Biennial, Contextile 2020 in Portugal, the 2016 European Patchwork in Paris, the 2015 Riga International, and the 2012 European Quilt Triennial in Heidelberg.
“Bringing the history to the forefront and looking at it in the context of today was the whole idea behind it, because the echoes are clear,” says James, also a part-time PhD researcher at Lancaster University. “Working class voices are still very rarely heard, so it’s all about representation beyond such voices being chastised just for being the voices of the poor.
A volunteer with Lancaster and District Homeless Action Service, James has seen how politics can have a sharp impact on people in communities across the North West. Not only was he inspired to create an exhibition depicting service-users’ hands rather than their faces to reflect how homelessness can often render people invisible, but a conversation with a service-user led to something much bigger.
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