Haptic Memory at Russell Janis Projects, Brooklyn, NY, September 17-30, 2025.  As part of New York Textile Month.


The Parties and Lineage, Linen, Line were on show at Haptic Memory - a show curated by artist Janis Stemmermann at Russell Janis Projects as part of New York Textile Month, September, 2025.

Haptic Memory brings together the works of artists Ellen Dynebrink, Mariana Vidal-Escabi, and Natalie Baxter. Each engaging in the traditions of textiles, re-configuring by methods of quilting, printing on, repurposing, shaping fabric into form - adding new layers of history, context and conversation.

This exhibition and artist talk explore how materiality, memory, and identity intersect in their practices. From Dynebrink’s use of textile remnants and transformative processes, to Vidal-Escabi's participatory works which explore cross-sensory translations, generational memories, and the language of adornment, and Baxter’s bold, soft sculptures that reimagine domestic symbols and gendered labor, each artist reclaims the everyday to challenge cultural narratives and create intimate, critical dialogues through their chosen materials.



Russell Janis Projects is a gallery/shop and studio space operated by visual artists Janis Stemmermann and Russell Steinert in Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY.  Since 2014, Russell Janis Projects has acted as a platform for print, textile, and ceramic based projects, collaborations and exhibitions.