My art practice is fibre based. Textile is a very versatile medium; good platform for cultural and artistic communication, can be a reference for ancient and modern history, handmade or industrial, individual artistic manifestation or a group effort. When I work in my studio, in the first phase I spend time with the concept which can be a new series, preparing solo exhibition or making an installation piece for specific site. Drawings, works on paper, notes and photographs are my tools to make a design to an upcoming project. Large scale hand embroidery, what I use often; always happen in my studio, I have long projects which sometimes take 6-8 months to finish. Anna Torma
"The Apparitions DressesWhat is hidden behind the tales-myths - Miraculous Apparitions - is there an invisible world that is part of our lives? - The Apparitions dresses tell stories: Apparition of the virgin, apparition of fairies, goddesses, miracles, flowers in the snow, an image that is imprinted, the clothes become relics...Under the maternity hide goddesses, Artemis of Ephesus, Cybele, the Matrona... The stories intertwine.Dresses spread out, suspended between heaven and earth.Rivers, sources contain many secrets, forgotten pagan cults, we can sometimes place wishes there which over the course of the water can take shape, the trees whisper in our ears messages that we no longer hear. Some encounters take place in dreams and are embodied in creation.We must learn to re-enchant daily life, revisit our dreams, the legends. The apparition dresses float between heaven and earth and create a link between body and mind, they call us to another place, a window onto another time, another space, an opening onto lost knowledge." Claudine Aspar
Rhonda Sharpe an indigenous Australian makes fantastic soft sculptural forma of animals and people from bright fabric scraps and rich embroidery.
Tomomi Mimura uses 'mosaic stitch' a type of woven embroidery to apply designs to textiles and to construct 3 dimensional objects.
Ukrainian artist Azya Kozina's paper sculptures in the form of clothing inspired by historical eras such as the Baroque.
This piece is called the 'Religion of death'.
“I don't want to see its bloodthirsty essence, its lust for death, but every day Russia kills dozens of people in Ukraine, and this work is a reminder to all of Europe that the war in Ukraine continues.... every day... The Russian empire of evil stands majestically and at the same time terrifyingly on the bones and blood of millions of innocent people. Its hands are stained with blood, surrounded by the skulls, bones, and crosses of those who have perished. But history shows us that every empire sooner or later collapses. Likewise, this empire of evil will inevitably fall apart, collapsing like a domino made of bones,” Azya Kozina