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Omaur

oil on canvas.

Oma Ur [bucha massa oma], portrait of Ernestine Schmitt, 2006, 50 cm x 70 cm.

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Katrin_freitag_silk_torso

textile sculpture - exploring vulnerability.

made of silk and starch.

approximate height 45 cm.

[photographs taken by John Coombes]

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Katrin_freitag_kapok_corset

 

textile sculpture - exploring vulnerability.

 the attempt not to get hurt. inspired by ancient Chinese armour.

made of silk, kapok, corset bones, cotton yarn, metallic yarn, bandages, beer cans, elastic ribbon, hooks, ink.

size 34.

[photographs taken by John Coombes]

 

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textile sculpture - exploring vulnerability.

made of bubble wrap, cotton yarn, stretch material.

size 34.

[photographs taken by John Coombes]

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textile sculpture - exploring vulnerability.

the attempt not to get hurt. 

made of foam wrap and cotton yarn.

 size 34.

[photographs taken by John Coombes]

 

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Cups_of_sorrow

textile sculpture - exploring vulnerability.

depicting the states of falling in love, the accompanying confusion and the attempt not to get hurt. filled with a poem by Goethe. inspired by ancient Chinese armour.

made of silk, kapok, cotton yarn, linen, wire, ink.

approximate measurements:  12 cm diameter ,  21 cm height.

[photographs taken by John Coombes]

 

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