Kiss the Storm is an exceptional textile installation by Daisy Parris that launched alongside the artist’s first monograph. Devised in collaboration with Sim Smith and Artwise Curators, this special artist commission also launched TEXTORIAL. Established in 2025, TEXTORIAL is an initiative led by Artwise that brings together a team of experts to commission world-renowned artists to produce expertly crafted artworks that extends their practice into the medium of textiles.
Marking the first time the artist has worked in the medium of textile, Kiss the Storm is an evolution of their large-scale abstract paintings. The 5-meter unique installation pushes forward the material elements that exist in Parris’ paintings, interlacing threads of their daily practice of stitching, collage and text application with the woven form.
There is an affinity to the ritual of textile in their work and this 5-meter material masterpiece takes the next step in Parris’ practice, in providing a visual sensation that sets the form apart from painting. Hand-knotted, woven chains of varying thickness are interleaved to compose Parris’ visceral mark making in a textural relief surface. Parris has manipulated the textile, creating a surface that has become synonymous with their practice.
Continuing to investigate narratives of queer identity and psychological highs and lows in their work, the slow process means many of life’s subjects are considered and physically worked through in the making. This piece is also rooted in the rural landscape in which they work, acknowledging the changes of the seasons, of weather and the catharsis of working with one’s hands in such a place.
The installation was unveiled at the Censor’s Room in the Royal College of Physicians, Regent’s Park, London during Frieze week 2025. For more information, please contact: laura@artwisecurators.com