Garden of Eden – visit of the exhibition

Raija Jokinen/ Fl: “A Treasure” 2017, 96 x 86 cm; Fiber Drawing. machine embroidery, flax, sewing thread.

Garden of Eden
Textile exhibition at the occasion of the ETN conference in Haslach / Austria, July 17 to August 4, 2019, Neuhaus Castle.

This exceptional exhibition was only open for a few weeks, it still counted over 4000 visitors. It was one of the most surprising venues for an exhibition: The The Gothic Castle , overlooking the Danube was not used for a long time and had to be restored with minimal means. This was done in the most creative way by the Haslach Textile Centre team who also installed the textile works with great sensibility. I have seldom seen an exhibition that fitted so well; the old stone walls seemed to have waited for these textiles. To give you an impression I will show here a larger part of the exhibits (though not all due to the quality of my photos) together with some images from the venue! For more text read my earlier articles.

Doris Gall-Schumann/AT: “Densified Time”2016/17, 138,5 x 242 cm; Leather and canvas; sewn
Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene/ LT: “National Currency” 2015 , 58 cm; cross stitch on bored metal bowls; cotton
Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene/ LT: “National Currency” 2015 , 58 and 25 cm; cross stitch on bored metal bowls; cotton
Elke Prieß /DE: “Betweenness” 2015 to 2019, each piece appropriately
30 x 15 x 3 cm; Textile print and hand embroidery on padded fabric , cotton

Tarja Wallius/ FL: “Floral Bride” 2015/ 2019, 80 x 100 cm; Used cotton handkerchiefs, sewn by hand, oldest frame photograph
Susanne Heindl AT: “All kinds of animals” 2017, detail; Woven wire. 14 animals each approximately 20 x 20 x 20cm.
Susanne Heindl AT: “All kinds of animals” 2017, detail ; Woven wire. 14 animals each approximately 20 x 20 x 20cm.
Leo Chiachio & Daniel Giannone/ AR “la Selva de Constantin ( Constantin´s Forest)”2015/ 2016, !65 x 180cm; Hand embroidery , cotton, wool ,rayon, and jewellery effect threads on hand printed fabric.
Raija Jokinen/ Fl: “A Treasure” 2017, 96 x 86 cm; Fiber Drawing. machine embroidery, flax, sewing thread.
Raija Jokinen /FL: “Green Veins” 2019, 104 x 53 cm; Fiber Drawing. machine embroidery, flax, sewing thread.
Edith Meusnier /FR: “Filigree” 2019, 4 metal rings, each 1 m; Sprang technique, fishing lines, metal threads
Eunsun An / KR: “The Space of Live , House, 2018,75 x 75 x 100 cm; Woven and machine-embroidered, felted wool, aluminium
Mary Hélène Guelton/ FR: “After the Rain (Après la Pluie)”2006, 100 x 190 cm; Personal tie-dye technique derived from Arashi Shibori, silk
Johanny Pöykkö /FL:” Disconnected”, 2018, 3 parts, each 80 x 95; Silkscreen, cut, cotton, lake, exposy resin.
Monika Rauh /DE: “Foliage” 2019, 67 x 15 x 140 cm; Screen print on hand-dyed cotton fabric, pigmented foam ink, burn-out technique, sewing.
Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser/ NZ: “The other side, blue” 2018, 67,5 x 27 x 143 cm; Linen, dye and color , shibori technique.
Samani Shahsuvar Gasimova/ AZ: “Pomegranate” ,2018, 145 x 140 cm; Handwoven cotton tapestry rug.

M. Katarzyna Dietrych-Kuzak /PL: “Winter in my Garden” 2019, 3 parts à 100 x 140 cm; Knitted from natural and synthetic fibers, recycled material.
View at the exhibition; left “paradise Lost” by Eszrer Bornemsza /HU; on the floor “Teppi flur” by Hugo Zumbühl & Peter Birsfelder /CH
Kristina Daukintyte Aas/ NO: “Bedcover”, 2018, 151 x 240 cm, ;Jacquard fabric in wool vicose and Linen.

Lis Korsgren /SE: “The Apple” 2013, 120 x 80 cm; handwoven tapestry in Helena Hernmarck´s technique, wool and linen
Ingrid Aarset /NO: “Millefleur” 2014, 390 x 190 cm: Printed cotton cloth, laser cut.
Marilyn Piirsalu & Kadi Pajupuu/ EE: “The Snowberry Bush” , 2012, 109 x 103 cm; Tapestry, linen, wool and synthetic fiber.
Wlodzimierz Cygan/PL: “Organic II” , 2019, 130 x 160 cm; Weaving with linen, polyester, optical fibres.
Piotr Pandyra/PL: “Yearning I” and “Yearning II”, 2018, 2 parts, each 42 x 62 cm; Hand and machine embroidery on paper, printing, thread , plastic net.

Christina Sandner /AT: Untitled, 2012/2013 , 2 panels 60 x 130 cm; Gobelin technique in cotton and linen.
Zuzana Hromadová /SK: “The Labyrinth of LifeII”, 2017, 120 x 180 cm; Thermoplastic polymer lace.
Leo Chiachio & Daniel Giannone/ AR “Selva Blanca (White Woods)”2014/ 2015, 460 x 288 cm; Hand embroidery , cotton, wool ,rayon, and jewellery effect threads on hand printed fabric.
Margit Leeb /AT:”The Garden of Eden is Not a Place”2018/1019, 112 x 105 cm ; Tapestry woven on high-warp loom, linen, merino wool.
Jun Tomita /JP: Kasuri no.229-1 , 229-2, 2018, 100 x 226,5 cm; Kasuri fabric (ikat) , plain weave, linen warp and silk weft.
Naomi Kobayashi/ JP:” MA 2000 White Circle” diameter about 200 x 15,5 cm; Paper
Leo Chiachio & Daniel Giannone/ AR “Selva Blanca (White Woods)”2014/ 2015, 460 x 288 cm; Hand embroidery , cotton, wool ,rayon, and jewellery effect threads on hand printed fabric.