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Lately I’ve been inspired by the work of Magdalena Abakanowicz and Cecilia Vicu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n
Tate Modern is currently showcasing both artists, who intriguingly both work with natural fabrics to create large-scale sculptures.<\/p>\n
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Cecilia Vicu\u00f1a’s ‘Brain Forest’ invites viewers to contemplate ghost forests and the destruction of biodiversity. Death in nature, \u00a0Vicu\u00f1a states, when she was younger meant nothing other than “regenerating life<\/em>” – however nowadays, we have created “the terminal death” a kind of death not created by a biological process. The installation, with the accompanying sound piece that echos around the turbine hall, does evoke a haunting atmosphere of otherness.<\/p>\n It made me think about how I could use fabric sculptures to express a similar atmosphere of otherness however not to signify the destruction of nature – but to emphasise its patient, silent, subtle resilience.<\/p>\n Interestingly, I think ‘The Abakans’ (a term coined for the fabric sculptures made by Magdalena Abakanowicz) convey this \u00a0silent liveness of nature I’m focusing on.<\/p>\n The colours are immediately contrasting: earthy, rich, oftentimes requiring a closer look to determine an array of tones that at first glance just look ‘brown’ or ‘black.’ Their structure has a density, holds form\u00a0and establishes a presence, rather than the torn, slithers of pale materials that Vicu\u00f1a uses to create the opposite effect – an almost… presence of un-presense? (Essentially something ghost-like.)<\/p>\n Back at the studio I played with different ways I could drape cotton scrim with rope and some irredecent fabric.<\/p>\n The outcome was definitely more reminiscent of Vicu\u00f1a’s ‘Brain Forest’ but this is because I need more substance\/layered materials. Once I get some more hessian, I’ll try weaving it with found materials and establish more of a body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [aesop_parallax img=”https:\/\/billiesunshine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6320-scaled.jpg” parallaxbg=”fixed” captionposition=”bottom-left” lightbox=”off” floater=”off” floaterposition=”left” floaterdirection=”none” overlay_revealfx=”off”] 24\/11\/22 Lately I’ve been inspired by the work of Magdalena Abakanowicz and Cecilia Vicu\u00f1a. Tate Modern is currently showcasing both artists, who intriguingly both work with natural fabrics to create large-scale sculptures. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cecilia Vicu\u00f1a’s ‘Brain Forest’ invites viewers<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/billiesunshine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-15.14.14-300x188.png\")
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