"Entrez en Matière!" exhibition, France

Few months ago, I received one of these unexpected emails that makes you smile. It was a student from the University of Rennes, France. She is studying a master to become art curator and as a final project they need to curate an exhibition about art and science. The main subject is the crystallography, but there is a small part dedicated to "Lichens". And here is where I come in. They were delighted when they came across my "Lichen" installation, it was a 100 % match of what they need. So they asked me permission to use my installation.
The full installation won't travel until Rennes, just pictures of the pieces. They have been printed at big scale and they will be displayed at the University of Rennes from the 9th April to the 13th June as part of the exhibition.
Check the press release to see who are the other artists taking part, here.
So if you are around, don't hesitate to pay a visit...

… it is always nice to help students to start up!

 

Exhibition 2013: "Origins: Felt in the Natural World", Dublin

 "Origins: Felt in the Natural World" was a really special exhibition for me. There were two reasons, the location and the judges. The exhibition took place in one of my favourites places in Dublin, the National Botanic Gardens. While living in Ireland we used to spend many Sundays afternoons there, we loved to see how the seasons changed the garden, it was a really inspiring place for us.

The exhibition was curated by Gabriella McGrath, the judges were Carmel Creaner and Caroline Scofield. Caroline is a fantastic Textile artist I find fascinating her needle felted pieces. It was an honour to be selected by her.

The two selected pieces were an up-cycling of "Lichens pieces", a shelf and a frame.

The pictures were taken professionally by Joana Sieczkowska

If you want to check the full exhibition, check here