WINTER GARTEN

~ Group Show: The 5th Element at Direktorenhaus in Berlin.

~ 05.07.11 - 30.07.11

~ Work on show: Winter Garten - a knitted silence experience.

~ Fellow artists:

Hao-Ni Tsai (London), Ruth Duff (Glasgow) & Izumi Sato (Stockholm).

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About Winter Garten ( words by Signe Emdal ):

Winter Garten is a knitted silence experiment, transforming the identity of a room with knitted textiles. This time, I was working around the legendary Nathaniel Ward and his invension of the glass box:

Midt 19th century: Nathaniel Ward (a victorian gentleman) invents a transportable glass box for exotic plants to stay alive during transport from the far East.

This glass box allows the european upper class to build miniature jungles in cities. A trend starts with especially Ferns & palm-tree plants. Everybody wants an indoor glass-cabinet with exotic plants.

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Words by Direktorenhaus:

Direktorenhaus presents the new show of 4 young textile designers: The 5th Element. From 5th of July until the 30th of July 2011 the Direktorenhaus changes into a mazy wintergarden of knitted materials, woven textiles, organic objects and hand-stitched fabrics.

The exhibition is showcasing for the first time works of Signe Emdal (Kopenhagen), Hao-Ni Tsai (London), Ruth Duff (Glasgow) and Izumi Sato (Stockholm) in Berlin.

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