With the „hosted by“ series, bb15 offers Linz-based art students the opportunity to show their semester or final projects to the public.
Opening: Wednesday, October 16th, 2024, 6 pm
Opening Hours:
Thursday, October 17th, 12 am – 6 pm
Friday, October 18th, 12 am – 6 pm
The two students, Jennifer Kopatz and Joanna Czekajlo, are presenting their Master’s final projects in textil.kunst.design from the University of Art and Design Linz at bb15.
Gefangen in der Muschel by Jennifer Kopatz:
The pearl embodies a jewel of the sea, which is the only one produced by a living animal. In order to form a flawless and perfectly round pearl, the mussel undergoes a human-controlled process in which the animal is manipulated and forced to secrete mother-of-pearl.
The project Trapped in the Shell shows a material-focussed discourse that places the shell in the spotlight as a sentient creature and illuminates the pearl as a direct link between humans and shells.
The tapioca pearls resemble real natural pearls in their uneven appearance and provide a clear contrast to the perfect cultured pearl. Threaded onto a string, they join together to form a linear pearl necklace and symbolize the manipulated biological process of the mussel.
Textile Fossilien des Anthropozäns by Joanna Czekajlo:
The beginnings of textile production are difficult to determine in terms of time, as in the past only natural fibers were used, which have completely disintegrated over time. However, through modern, technologically ever more sophisticated processing of raw materials, our consumption-orientated way of life is permanently inscribing itself into the earth. What will this lead to?
Like fossil traces in rock, the works Fossils of the Anthropocene symbolize the imprint of our present. The gaze is directed towards aesthetic qualities and thus raises the question of the value of these textile legacies.