TRANSPARENT CURTAINS SOFTEN THE LIGHT
Sansusi Well-Being Art Residency, Latvia, Oct- Dec 2024
Drawing inspiration from the white, transparent curtains adorning the windows of houses in Akniste, Latvia, and the collective and individual gestures of participants in the Sansusi Well-Being Programme — residents of the local nursing home and psychiatric hospital living somewhat apart from societal rhythms — I embroidered patterns onto locally sourced papers and materials. Like curtains that both veil and reveal, the works reflect the thresholds between the private and the public, fragility and visibility.
TRANSPARENT CURTAINS SOFTEN THE LIGHT, embroidery on cooking paper, inspired by the drawings of Aleksander, Lienite, Valdis, Igor, Skaidrite, Janis, Janis, Berta, Agris, Andris, Anda, Linda, Barbora, Orkun, Emma, Marianna, 37x87cm, 2024
BIRDS OR FISHES, embroidery on agrotextile, inspired by the drawing of Aleksander, 28x43cm, 2024
FRINGES, artist’s book, presented in a transparent display folder with clear A4 sleeves, 9 pages, 2025
Features
Three embroideries, each stitched over drawings by Lienite, Igor and Valdis
Three embroideries on rice paper
Seven short stories inspired by the programme’s participants (digital printing, rice paper, handcrafted typeface, english & greek variant)
Sheets of multicolored cardstock
