From Annette Messager to Louise Bourgeois, many female artists have taken up embroidery and sewing to make them a gesture of feminist demands.
Aurélie Mathigot obviously feels a bit like their heir, but in her own way.
From Annette Messager to Louise Bourgeois, many female artists have taken up embroidery and sewing to make them a gesture of feminist demands.
Aurélie Mathigot certainly feels like a bit of their heir, but in her own way: "This laborious side, the idea of constantly getting back to work, of conditioning time, that's what I'm essentially looking for."
Today, whether she is weaving spider webs to catch the eye of passersby in a forest, or embarking on participatory works with collaborators of all ages, it is always these two rich sufferings that she experiences: that of escaping time, in the rigor of manual work, and that of obeying it just as well.
Excerpts from a text by Emmanuelle Lequeux, journalist and art critic - 2015
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