Within the autumn, considerable leaves fall from deciduous bushes, leaving traces of a season’s job properly achieved. Concurrently in every single place and but tiny symbols of the fragility of our forest ecosystems, these delicate specimens spend all summer time photosynthesizing and ensuring their bushes get the vitamins they want. As soon as their job is finished, Susanna Bauer’s lovely and intimate items start.
Identified for her lacy leaves meticulously stitched with cotton thread, Bauer transforms magnolia, gingko, oak, and different styles of leaves into elegant, tiny textile items. Whether or not filling a exactly minimize round void, becoming a member of pointy edges, or merging a number of leaves collectively, the supplies converge in a research of power and vulnerability.
For those who’re in southwest England, see new works presently on view in Rock Paper Scissors at CLOSE Gallery, a gaggle exhibition that includes work by a complete of a dozen artists, a few of whom Colossal readers can also acknowledge, like Kate MccGwire and Hew Locke. The exhibition continues via January 17 in Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset. Discover extra on Bauer’s web site and Instagram.
