'Rietu, Parietu, Heal this oak!'

Embroidery on metal grid

2017 - 2020

'Rietu, Parietu, Heal this oak!'

Embroidery on metal grid 

2017 - 2020

Fairy tales 'whisper' spirituality of life in a lyric way. Medieval myths connected with nature, attribute hymns to a world of paradox, which unveils universal truths. The heroes of the stories accept fate and misfortunes patiently, knowing that they are subject to a most rightful and wise natural law. 

The content of each story is embroidered on layers of metal grids, in the way people 'wove' tales in the past, when in forests. The compositions take shape in a manuscript layout, made up of patterns and illustrations of the language of fairy tales. Old forest myths from countries that have a strong medieval heritage usually explain the supernatural meaning of flowers, rocks, and animals. Thus, archaic figurative art, medieval manuscripts, folk embroideries, hand-woven textiles, and tapestry are all sources of influence on the development of these works. 

The artist applies handicraft embroidering techniques on industrial grids, in an attempt to find plastic harmony between contradicting materials. Conventionally, monochrome and grid engendered a sense of timelessness in the history of art. In this series of works inspired by old woodland fairy tales, the artist implements allegorical figuration on a non-objective grid background, in order to allow continuity beyond the limits of the work itself. The figures swing on reductive and transparent layers, arousing a sense of infiniteness and potential extension, where past, present and future seem to become one in each story.