Exhibition by students and their mentors at the fair Heimtextil in Frankfurt, Germany
Master’s students of textile design, Petra Šink, David Bacali, Deni Pregelj, Tudor Matache, Sara Lovrić-Anušić, Majda Kramberger, Admir Kapić, Nejc Šubic, Tjaša Černe, Evgenija Zafirovska and Julija Kaja Hrovat under the mentorship of professors Marija Jenko, Jana Mršnik and Marjeta Čuk from The Department of Textile, Graphic Art and Design at The Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana have represented their design work at Heimtextil, the biggest fair for interior textiles in the world that was held in Frankfurt from 11th January to 15th January 2016.
A monumental spatial tapestry with the title “Are we human or are we dancers?” was created. It was on display within a section Campus where the design faculties are represented. The main theme was once more “Hotel Europe”, which functions as a metaphor. It demonstrates Europe as a space of cultural interchange and different ways of life, a place of closeness and human connectedness. The theme poses a question on the purpose and the sense of architecture – what defines the living ambient, the intimacy and the feeling of being desired and welcome? We arrive to the answer – the human being.
The idea was depicted in two art pieces: a textile pattern – an image of giant human hands that are playing with a string; and a wallpaper with a series of faces – frieze – cut out of the textile surface. The pattern, woven in a jacquard technique formed a spatial curtain – propylaeum – an architectural symbol for a passage to the other side into a new existence, where the faces, a sublime tactile experience were found on the opposite wall. The curtains and the wallpaper were put in the space in a way that was inviting to visitors to experience the textile from various perspectives.
