With her recent switch from ceramics to works in felted wool, Annika Berglund’s practice has gone from strength to strength with her Corona virus piece having been acquired by the National Museum of Ireland for their Covid collection. She has this to say about her exhibition at the Olivier Cornet Gallery:
“Tapestries show textile as art by displaying it so it can be seen. My work is not woven, but the idea of the weave is important for this body of work. Woven textile can be very simple or incredibly complex, but relies on the interconnection of warp and weft. In my thinking about this work, the warp encompasses the themes, preconditions and constants that create a baseline or continuity for your life; that which will always be with you, for good or bad.
The weft, the threads that go across the warp, grow the fabric with each new addition, pull together the weave and create ever new patterns. These are like new events, people and circumstances that come and go, or stay; their contribution growing the weave and creating richness and complexity, whether they just make a single appearance or are part of a recurring pattern.”
– Annika Berglund
In addition to wall-pieces, the exhibition will also feature a selection of the artist’s new series of wearable art in felted-wool.
The exhibition is on display at The Olivier Cornet Gallery until December 15th.
