Artists
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MIRIAM MEDREZ
| by Barbara Pavan | Miriam Medrez was born in Ciudad de México in 1958. After studying Art and Graphic Design at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, she graduated in 1979 in Fine Arts at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (ENAP-UNAM). Fundamental to her development as a sculptor were the courses taught by Gerda Gruber, who imparted not only technical skills in clay manipulation but, more importantly, encouraged her students to regard material as a sculptural artistic language — liberating ceramics from its dependence on two-dimensional imagery and traditional painting. It was through ceramics, on the other hand, that Medrez learned the…
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MIRIAM MEDREZ
| by Barbara Pavan | Miriam Medrez was born in Ciudad de México in 1958. After studying Art and Graphic Design at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, she graduated in 1979 in Fine Arts at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (ENAP-UNAM). Fundamental to her development as a sculptor were the courses taught by Gerda Gruber, who imparted not only technical skills in clay manipulation but, more importantly, encouraged her students to regard material as a sculptural artistic language — liberating ceramics from its dependence on two-dimensional imagery and traditional painting. It was through ceramics, on the other hand, that Medrez learned the…
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MARTA NERHUS: WHEN METAL BECOMES THREAD AND STORY
|by Elena Redaelli | Marta Nerhus, a Norwegian textile artist, seamlessly challenges the boundaries of material and expression from her studio at USF Verftet in Bergen. She is currently engaged in a new commission, having won a competitive selection process, to decorate a church in Klepp, Rogaland, which is set to be completed in October 2026. In recent years, she has curated the exhibition program at Galleri Banken in Ølve, where she held a solo exhibition in 2023. If you wish to get an introduction to Marta Nerhus’ work and artistic vision, you can find a brief portrait of her in the American documentary Knit with Love, which explores the…
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LEME – LIDIA MENEGHINI. BETWEEN DESIGN AND NATURE
| di Elena Redaelli | Lidia Meneghini, aka LEME, is a textile artist who blends the languages of sculpture, fashion design, and collage to create unique works. After seven years as an assistant in a sculpture workshop, she graduated in 2012 in Arts and Entertainment from IUAV at the University of Venice. That same year, she received a scholarship for the master’s program in “Bag Design and Product Development” at IUAV in collaboration with Bottega Veneta. In 2016, she moved to Valencia, Spain, where she worked in the costume atelier of the Palau de les Arts opera house. In 2024, she became a Project Coordinator at Capsule Gallery in Venice.…
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WEAVES THE FUTURE: THE ARTISTIC RESEARCH OF KATSURA TAKASUKA
|by Maria Rosaria Roseo | Katsura Takasuka was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1986 and studied textile design, earning his degree from Tokyo Zokei University, where he also completed a master’s program in 2011. Katsura Takasuka’s works focus on the relationship between humans and nature. He explores this complex connection through textiles—their origins and production—deeply rooted in human history. Through meticulous research on materials such as silk, cotton, hemp, and wool, as well as various weaving techniques, Takasuka distances himself from an anthropocentric perspective. His work expresses the need to restore an impartial and balanced vision of the human-nature relationship and their undeniable interdependence. His works have been featured in…
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ADELINE CONTRERAS: SENSORIAL TRACES BETWEEN MEMORY AND MATERIAL
| by Barbara Pavan | Adeline Contreras, an artist living and working in France, explores collective memory in her work—”a shared story”, she explains, “linked to our sensory and visual experiences, embedded in a more personal experience. A memory tied to a sensation rather than an event, a recollection that awakens our sensory memory. These resurfacings are the trace of our experiences, sensations connected to the context in which we evolve.” Contreras pursues an artistic inquiry nourished by memory, reclaimed materials, and textile techniques. Her works, tactile and material-based, embody the visible concreteness of a perpetual metamorphosis, hybridizing into polymorphic forms of varying dimensions and materials, hinting at the infinite…
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CHRISTELLE JEANNE LACOMBE: THE ART OF WEAVING THREADS AND WORDS
| by Barbara Pavan | Christelle Jeanne Lacombe lives and works in Paris, where for over two decades she has combined her expertise in psychoanalysis with her artistic commitment. A graduate of the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré in Paris, she studied art therapy with a specialization in visual arts. These intertwined disciplines feed her singular approach to art, where textile fibers become the medium for deep reflection, striving to embrace the paradoxes of psychic life. A practicing psychoanalyst for twenty years, and by day a hospital worker for adolescents, Lacombe attentively explores artistic languages that resonate with therapeutic and human dimensions. The textile universe, with its weaves and…
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ALICJA KOZŁOWSKA
| by Barbara Pavan | In a world increasingly dominated by hyper-consumption and compulsive overproduction, we often find ourselves purchasing not the objects themselves but the packaging and the communication strategies that surround them. The content has become secondary, often even unknown. Take junk food, for example: we consume products of dubious nutritional quality, beautifully “dressed” and expertly marketed. Against this backdrop, Alicja Kozłowska invites us to rethink our relationship with the objects of daily life by transforming them into unique artworks. Through her practice, she provokes us to question what truly nourishes our bodies, minds, and spirits. Her works confront the overwhelming consumerism that engulfs modern society, urging us…
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SONIA PISCICELLI IZN
by Barbara Pavan Sonia Piscicelli IZN (Naples, 1968) initially pursued studies in law, seemingly set on a career in the legal field. However, she soon decided to take a sabbatical year during which she worked at a television production studio and collaborated with the theater company “Libera scuola d’arte.” In 1989, she moved to Rome to attend the European Institute of Design, supporting herself through seasonal work in Val Gardena. She earned a diploma as an Art Director and Graphic Designer, embarking on an intense career in the field. In 2000, through the Interzona project, she transitioned to a more personal artistic dimension linked to web design, photography, and painting.…
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ISABELLA DUCROT: THE ART OF FABRIC BETWEEN RESEARCH AND POETIC MEDITATION
| by Maria Rosaria Roseo | Isabella Ducrot, born in Naples and residing in Rome for many years, has developed a unique artistic path based on her passion for ancient fabrics. Through numerous journeys from Russia to the Far East, she has collected fine textiles that have become the core of her research and artistic production. Ducrot’s works have been exhibited in major institutions, including the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, the Archaeological Museum of Naples, the Venice Biennale, and prestigious international venues such as Berlin, Paris, and New York. A central element of her work is the concept of repetition, often represented by the round shape —…
