Wretched PeaceIn Russian, the word mir has two meanings: world and peace. I find this coincidence particularly meaningful today, when... Read More
Wretched Peace
In Russian, the word mir has two meanings: world and peace. I find this coincidence particularly meaningful today, when it becomes increasingly difficult to separate the condition of the world around us from the possibility of living in peace.
Wretched Peace is a series of textile works inspired by changing landscapes, erosion and the traces of human impact on the environment. Some of the works resemble aerial views of the earth, as if looking down from a plane at territories marked by irreversible changes.
I see fabric as a material that records these changes. Through dyeing, friction, wear and tearing, it accumulates traces of physical processes. Frayed edges, holes and damaged surfaces become part of an abstract landscape — beautiful, fragile and unsettling. These are perhaps landscapes of a world that has already experienced something we cannot fully comprehend.