IRIS POLJAN

Usput (Croatian - Along the way)

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In this artwork series, the artist explores the possibilities of hand-sewing drawings onto a nylon background. The still-life images she chose to depict were taken from different locations that the artist visited or are connected to her everyday life. She took them out of their original context as background images and decided to show them in a new light. The lines of the drawings vary in size and character while holding an active dialogue with the surface of the nylon. When adding the element of light, the stitched lines cast shadows that give the drawings a new dimension.