ALL NEEDLES NO HAY 2021, 260 cm x 165 cm
This composition of slightly irregular, geometric shapes is reminiscent of Wassily Kandinsky’s early abstract works. Therein the painter used elements that are almost recognisable to guide viewers into the painting, and applied rhythms of form and colour to suggest movements and sounds. Something similar is also happening in this tapestry.
Vicious stakes sprouting a multitude of spines grow across the surface of this tapestry. They pierce each other and form an irregular grid, in which coloured spheres seem to dance up and down. Sometimes they balance on the spines, but they are also regularly skewered. If the spines come too close, the spheres can deploy their defence mechanisms. They will then fuse into amoebas or open as flower buds to enclose the spines.