Jamdani (muslin) from Bangladesh, detail. Photo: Thierry Bal

Mexican textile from Oaxca. Photo: Thierry Bal

Sample of Mixteca designs, woven by Raisa Kabir in Mexico. Photo: Thierry Bal

Textile weaving referring to ancient Oaxacan pottery, woven by Raisa Kabir during her residency in Oaxaca. Photo: Thierry Bal

Raisa Kabir, Park Royal Back Strap Loom. Photo: Thierry Bal

Chakma Alam cloth from Rangamati. Photo: Thierry Bal

Raisa Kabir, weaving sample from Chelsea. Photo: Thierry Bal

Raisa Kabir, Lift the veil and see our silent language, 2013, woven textile with Bangla script. Photo: Thierry Bal

Raisa Kabir, red and white textile, 2013. Photo: Thierry Bal

Raisa Kabir, আমার দেশ. My country. My home. My land. My diaspora. My Motherland is a memory of unwoven dreams..., 2017, Amar Desh with Ikat sample and full piece of Amar Desh. Photo: Thierry Bal

Drawing of the textile design Bengali script letter. Photo: Thierry Bal