Artist statement

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My artistic practice includes textile art and fashion design. I work with sewing, weaving, applique, embroidery and knitting. My tapestries and embroidery are used as textiles in my clothing creations. Stop-motion videos are created from embroidery. The concept of "lost and found" is central and recycled materials such as textiles and knitwear are often used in my fashion design. Sculptures are made from roots and branches. I photograph rubbish and trash that is found in the streets. Then I embroider on the photograph, and it is quickly transformed into an animal, a bird or an insect. Nature and nature conservation engage me strongly. Birds, flowers and animals are often present in my works. Spontaneity and randomness in art brut are an important source of inspiration. I strive for a playful and unartful expression in my works.

Angeline is a central figure in the art and is a hybrid of a human and a velvet ant. She has the body of a woman and the head of an ant. Angeline is the actress and model in my embroidered stop-motion videos. When I display clothes, I can have Angeline's head, which is made of furry tulle with long black feeler horns, on the tailor's busts.