Beyond Boundaries (NL)

Mirjam Pet is represented in both galleries (Leiden and Baarle Nassau)

Bogolan Head

Mirjam Pet

Netherlands

 

Embroidery, stitching

Cotton Bogolan mud cloth, fiber fill, metal frame

 

This work can be seen in Baarle Nassau

 

This Head is part of a series resulting from researching the construction of a head, inspired by anatomic drawing lessons. Is it possible to convert 2-D portrait on paper to a 3-D shape in textiles, in this case using Bogolan mud cloth?

Society is changing fast. The digital world is getting more and more powerful; how are we dealing with this, how are we adapting? 

My present work focuses on transitional situations. We have to cross borders, or we might try to avoid them. What do we leave, what are we taking with us? Transgression, changes, time passing: how do we perceive all this? How do we deal with change? Can we understand it?
How can we keep ourselves, the world and thus the future healthy and safe?

I like to use discarded fabric, like old embroideries, scraps and other ‘useless’ materials to visualise my reflections. Usually taken for granted, it has probably more than any other material the enormous capacity to evoke recognition and resonate in us.

By up-cycling old wall hangings into new work I comment on our wasteful society. Playing with photos and short videos I try to discover more about ‘time’ and what it means to us.

Painted Head

Mirjam Pet

Netherlands

This can be seen in Leiden

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