From left: Every look, Protective layer, What life looks like wool, tufting fabric, metal, wood, January 2024
What life looks like
Every look
Protective layer
The works are inspired by the Tudor architecture of Elm Hill, specifically the colours of the buildings and the windows. The artist was interested in the bendy, wonky, slanting, protruding shapes of the windows, which are set into terraces that have warped and changed over 500 years.
These framed woollen pictures, made by tufting wool to create loops through a backing fabric, are site-specific works that visualise the history of Elm Hill. The frames echo the dark wooden beams and jutting-out windows, whilst the wool reflects the colours of the houses, shops, cafes and galleries.
As you walk up the hill, the windows reflect many different colours, beams, window frames and leading, as well as decorative facades, doors and bowed rooftops. The artist wanted to capture and abstract this experience using textile processes to blend these different angles and refract the view and the feeling of Elm Hill. Working at the intersection of sculpture, textiles and expanded painting, the artist’s ongoing research and practice are aimed at making site-specific works and installations that combine different methods, materials, and contexts.
Sophie Giller 