Zu Tisch, bitte! (herpes simplex virus), 2012 | hand embroidery on cloth napkin, photography
Ancient viruses, 2012
Ancient viruses is a little collection of my first virus-inspired artworks. I embroidered by hand some electron microscopic images of common viruses, that I found on the internet in a classical cross-stitch on tablecloths and cloth napkins. On a bigger scale, I transformed these embroideries into paintings.
In the exhibition Zu Tisch, bitte! at Raum für Kunst in Paderborn, the viewer´s expectations are misled; instead of getting invited to a laid table, the display is more set on like an at-home laboratory. An interplay of micro and macro scales provides an artistic examination view on “popular” viruses, such as the herpes simplex virus, embroidered in classical cross stitch or extended in paintings and drawings.
Große Virenmutation, 2012 | acrylic on jute fabric; 190 x 140 cm
Exhibition view Zu Tisch, bitte!, 2012 | Raum für Kunst, Paderborn
Tischdecke Viren und Virenmutation, 2012 | hand embroidery on cotton table cloth, 240 x 160 cm each one
Cloth napkin: H1N1 virus, Ebola virus, Influenza virus, HIV, Herpes simplex virus, Norovirus, 2012 | hand embroidery on cotton napkin; 40 x 40 cm each one
Detail: Tischdecke Viren, 2012 | hand embroidery
Exhibition view Zu Tisch, bitte!, 2012 | Raum für Kunst, Paderborn
Exhibition view Zu Tisch, bitte!, 2012 | Raum für Kunst, Paderborn
Kleine Virenmutationen IX, X, 2012 | watercolour and ink on paper; 10 x 15 cm each one
Viruses: H1N1 virus, Influenza virus, Herpes simplex virus, HIV, 2012 | acrylic on wall, University of Paderborn; approx. 200 x 500 cm
