Leen De Ridder

Leen De Ridder is a Belgian-born weaver, artist and educator based in Sweden. With a background in journalism, she uses her perspective as a weaver to make sense of local craft stories. Her work grows from deep curiosity and becomes a dialogue between research and (sense)making. She observes, digs and asks probing questions to identify patterns and narratives. Through her work she tries to understand herself and how to approach tradition on her own terms. Leen studied traditional Swedish handweaving in Dalarna (Sätergläntan Institute of Crafts) and deepened her research practice during the HDK-Valand course “Local Craft Cultures: History and Practice”.