Why the gallery did not use glass
The works are shown without vitrines or glass — a decision that required a separate arrangement with the insurer.
Textile behind glass looks different: glass reflects and flattens the depth of the weave. The gallery insisted on showing the works open.
That meant extra conditions: a cap on visitors in the hall at once, and a separate humidity regime. Staff ask people not to touch, but there is no barrier — and the gallery says that in the first week it never had to intervene.
