On the edges of rusted barrels or crushed metal spheres, Lithuanian artist Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė (beforehand) applies delicate reminders of resilience. Utilizing cotton thread, the artist cross-stitches vibrant flowers and butterflies onto sides of corroded steel, merging supplies that seem to have little in widespread.
The place steel is tough, sturdy, and utilitarian, embroidery is tender, tender, and ornamental. Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė faucets into these diametric traits in her persevering with examination of warfare. A big steel ball titled “OFFSIDE,” for instance, represents the world’s cumulative conflicts. “It is sort of a large catastrophe with a small embroidered butterfly that is sort of a small, fragile signal of hope,” she says.
The small nation of Belarus separates Lithuania from Ukraine, the place the impacts of the continuing Russian assault reverberate throughout the area. “The warfare may be very near us,” the artist tells Colossal, “so we are able to’t chill out and simply take into consideration life.” Incorporating bugs and blooms, steeped in symbolic references to compassion, generosity, and care, Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė means that regardless of people’ damaging actions, hope perseveres.
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