Vanessa Barragão’s Sprawling Biomorphic Textiles Evoke the Remarkable Textures of the Sea Floor | Colossal

Posted on June 22, 2023 by agogo22

JUNE 22, 2023 KATE MOTHES

All images © Vanessa Barragão

Vanessa Barragão draws inspiration from coral, rock pools, botanicals, and the cosmos to compose expansive fiber pieces.

Sprawling tufts of looped, wound, and crocheted yarn scale walls and floors in Vanessa Barragão’s elaborate, nature-inspired textiles. The Portuguese artist (previously) draws inspiration from the textures of coral, rock pools, botanicals, and the cosmos to compose expansive fiber pieces.

Each piece can take upwards of three weeks to complete, as Barragão and a team of six studio assistants—including her mother and sister, with additional crocheted contributions from her grandmothers—collaboratively knot the yarn through every single hole in the jute canvas to create lush, biomorphic forms.[…]

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3 Responses to Vanessa Barragão’s Sprawling Biomorphic Textiles Evoke the Remarkable Textures of the Sea Floor | Colossal

  1. Stella, oh, Stella's avatar Stella, oh, Stella says:
    June 24, 2023 at 7:51 pm

    I would like to have a room with one wall and part of the floor like that!

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