The phrase "connective thread" refers to a common element or idea that connects different things together. It is like a string that ties them all together, showing how they are related or linked in some way. Full definition
From there, a viewer can see connective threads between the contents of Painting as Model and the installation where Evans doesn't use the book as a theoretical manual as much as let the ideas wash over him. (milesmcenery.com)
Drawing on significant works from various phases of Roth's career, Dieter Roth: Balle Balle Knalle explores an essential connective thread in Roth's varied body of work, showing how text and image were intimately connected for the artist and how his literary and artistic endeavors cross-pollinated each other. (artbook.com)
Indigena supports community - initiated projects that translate and connect ancient wisdom with current ways of life to provide connective threads of consensus, healing, agreement, and vision for indigenous communities working to protect the Earth. (leonardodicaprio.org)