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Last(h)ing impressions
"What unfolds will give you passion." Six words, a sentence from the project Fairy Tales (1998) by artist Francis Alÿs, tie together the end-of-year exhibition of the LUCA School of Arts 2022 Master's in Textile Design like a colourful bow. For four years, the students followed a course in which textiles were placed in a broad research context: textiles as a material but also as a vehicle for cultural values, images of the times and meanings, within the field of art, design and the crossovers between them. Today, the students tell their own story.
Michaela Armani translates textile tangibility into virtual images, playing with light, colour and the relationship between humans, computers and code. Jana Visser bases her weaves on inhaling and exhaling, as a symbolic reflection on the act of weaving, and explores concepts such as presence and absence, fullness and emptiness. Emma Bellengé designs city walks based on colours (blue, yellow, red), translating snapshots into drawings and new textile cityscapes. Camille Paroissien abstracts the rugged Norwegian landscape into shapes and colours, with textile works such as wearable blankets, coats and scarves. Helena Cnockaert creates textile objects inspired by conversations with Watou residents, attempting to bridge the gap between international art language and the local dialect.
Every year, a new batch of young artistic talent graduates. The graduation works of these masters are displayed during annual graduation shows. The ten artists of the class of 2022 each seek to explore the tension between craft, experiment and visual expression. Building and exhibiting work in a professional and museum context bridges the gap between education and the wider field of art and work for students.
Annelien Kiekens uses mop water from her deceased grandparents' house as a dye for screen prints, in which traces and memories slowly fade away. Marjolein Minnaert experiments with form, colour and process, inspired by folding box diagrams as a system for patterns. Paulien Ribbens inflates memories from her childhood, from the perspective of her six-year-old self, with the simplicity of everyday life at the centre. Céline Lambrechts explores local wool from indigenous sheep and strives to connect the environment, people and animals. Lize Mussche creates wearable pieces that explore clothing as a visual identity and means of expression.
Anyone wishing to view the exhibition can visit Texture Kortrijk from 17 to 19 June 2022. From Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This project was realised with breakout support from LUCA School of Arts. LUCA supports students, researchers, lecturers and staff who want to raise the profile of LUCA School of Arts in the outside world through various initiatives and pools resources for this purpose.
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