“Uus kihistus”

2023/2024

The source material for the work is my Bachelor’s thesis from the Estonian Academy of Arts (“Forbidden Love. Textile Therapy through the Growing Artwork”, tutors Krista Leesi, Piret Valk), which was supposed to end its life cycle in a compost in the spring of 2023. However, I ended up in the hospital and the work was left outside to mature for some time. As is known, some things only get better as they mature.

This was the starting point for a new artwork called “New Layering”, with co-authors being time, weather, and the birds, mice, and other animals of a small district in Tallinn, who continue to shape the artwork according to their will and add new layers with their touch. Since the textilework is natural and contains seeds, there is plenty of interest. Thus, the work continues to evolve and each day reveals a new perspective. At the same time, I am aware that all of is temporary. My goal is to observe the life cycle of the textile. Circulation is a very important part of a responsible textile culture and this issue to touches me deeply. The current situation of this work is symbolically reflects the current state of the textile world – it looks a bit sad.

Photos: Marin Nooni