From [lat. momentum] meaning ‘moment, phase, point of time’, these works sketch moments in life where a particular feeling was predominant.
All momenti series’ pieces are worked on a hand painted silk background.
The embroidery is mostly an exploration of stitches, sometimes with the addition of beads or metallic threads.
The first three pieces were shown in the art gallery OhneTitel in my town in 2015.
And a year later, some of the pieces have travelled as far as to Australia to be shown during the Small Works 2016 exhibition at Brunswick Street Gallery.
I recently experimented with different framing possibilities. I tried mounting on foam board, framing behind glass, framing without glass, painting custom frames etc. etc. What I came up with in the end is a combination of above variations:
Do you like it?