This exhibition is part of the 2026 New York Textile Month Festival.

This Mortal Coil is a group exhibition exploring the fragile relationship between the body, memory, cultural belonging, and the passage of time. Bringing together artists working across textiles, sculpture, installation, and mixed media, the exhibition considers how personal and collective histories are carried through material and embodied experience. Themes of nostalgia, homeland, diaspora, transformation, decay, and anemoia emerge throughout the works, reflecting on how we construct a sense of belonging through memories—both lived and imagined.

Curated by Ollie Hongji Li.

Artists:

Layla NK @violatemenace
Maria Elena Pombo @fragmentario_
MarisVanVlack @marisvanvlack
Natale Adgnot @natale_adgnot
Ollie Hongji Li @ollie_must_create
Ragna Froda @frodadottir
Rebecca McGee Tuck @rebeccabombshellart
Romilly Rinck @rffkowerr
Shradha Kochhar @shradhakochhar
Terumi Saito @saito

Opening reception: Friday, September 4 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
More info: https://www.textilemonth.nyc/calendar-2026/this-mortal-coil