Can a weaver be a nomad?
Visualizing the global language of weaving. I collect weaving traditions in order to fuse and transform them into contemporary pieces. During months working in residencies abroad I weave with available materials and technical restrictions in unknown territory. What can you bring and carry away?
Commissioned article for SurfaceDesignJournal
'The Summer 2025 edition Modern Weavers / New Spirit, takes a deep dive into contemporary weaving while acknowledging a long list of modern innovators whose threads can be located in contemporary approaches. As Patricia Malarcher points out, “textile art produced since the mid-20th century is being re-examined as an integral part of recent art history.” In the studio
The installation at NDSM Fuse, in the hall of the vintage shipyard.
I weave on a CAD/CAM handloom with paper, horsehair, linnen and monofilament. A slow, manual process; carefully choosing material with specific expressiveness and searching for a form. The hand is the interface, the weaver is the protagonist of our time, especially in the experience of time itself.
