Touched for an instant and then just as quickly forgotten. In the past meaning was rooted in expectation, in the attentive eye. Un cocon pour la soie (A Cocoon for Silk) is a visual manifestation of a slower and more sensitive interaction with textiles in which quality emerges from the knowledge, care and time we dedicate to the process of making.
Silk is particularly well-suited in this respect: it is one of the most sought-after textile materials in history; it not only reflects light, it transforms and materialises it through its textile structure. The work explores the interplay between light, colour, surface and perception.
