Apr 24, 2014

9th Valcellina Award - first part

9th Valcellina Award - first part





      This is the first of the two posts I am dedicating to the 9th Valcellina Award - international contemporary textile/fiber art competition. The most important textile/fiber art event in my home region and one among the most prestigious in Italy, the Valcellina award, opened 14th of april in Maniago (which is almost my “back yard”) at D’Attimis Palace. This year’s theme was “The Double” and the jury selected the works of 24 young artists to enter the exhibition.

      There were lots of things (especially regarding the organisational aspects) one could criticise or praise but I’m not going to. Criticising things from the cosiness of a little blog is not very constructive. Overall I think it’s a good thing and a beautiful exhibition. So if you happen to be near Maniago in the next two weeks (it closes 11th of may) you should see it.



      These are some pictures - mostly details - I took of the “non-winning” works I liked best.

      Wona Cho // South Korea-Finland // Fictitious#1 // fabric, thread


      Laura Guerinoni // Italy // Cell // old hemp fabric, carded wool, thread


      Nana Hamada // Japan // Seamless Dress // cotton threads


      Sanae Hatano // Japan-Finland // The Fall of Imagination // paper, yarns (wool, metal, polyester, mohair), tape, glue


      Alexandra Herta // Romania // Codex // wool threads - jacquard


      Ewa Knapinska // Poland // On the Borderline of Drawing. The Merging // tulle, cotton string, satin sheets - hand stitching


      Justina Monceviciute // Germany-Lithuania // Growing Shadow Series. Greyscale Embroideries // silk organza, cotton yarn, polyester yarn - hand stitching


      Eugenia Daniela Pistol // Romania // The Search // linen, sewing thread


      Jenine Shereos // United States // Leaf // human hair


      I’ll be back in a week with the winners … and remember: supporting talented people is good for the soul :-).



Thank you for visiting. I would love to hear your opinion.

2 comments:

  1. It's nice to see what others are looking at :) I find "Cell" at once compelling and distressing, and the "Seamless Dress" is dreamy. Looks like an interesting show!

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  2. It is definitely a show worth seeing. They are all young, under 35, talented artists and some of the works are really impressive!

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