Every time I lose myself

textile art and affectivity

Abstract

I bring here reflections on the exhibition “Every Time I Lose Myself,” a solo show by the artist/professor/researcher Luciana Borre, based on the book “Embroidering Affections in Teacher Education” (2020), an Arts research project developed by the artist in the Department of Arts at UFPE and supported by the Call for Support of Research in Artistic Creation – Proexc/UFPE (2019 and 2020). From June 16 to September 21, 2025, we were able to see ten works spanning different media including embroidery, tapestries, color prints, installations, video, and artist books, all connected by the centrality of textiles as both a language and a way of storytelling. The collection highlights a process of sensitive expansion that arises from the very materiality of the threads, marking the beginning of a series of textile and collective developments in the artist’s career.