Federica Patera and Andrea Sbra Pereg

Fiber Wall Sculpture: 'IMITATION'

2023

My work is concerned with the relationship of humanity and nature. I conceive of an expanded concept of “Nature” as embodying all existence, both the seen and unseen, socio-politica...

Image, Imagination, Imitation: we can think these three words come from the roots √Im, but it’s not true. It’s necessary to combine the proposition in with mi, that is, √Mei, to obtain this kind of words. √Mei recalls something that catch the attention, that is intermittent and that can change. For the three following artworks we decided to decline the root starting from the concepts of light and sound, using a set of different languages, such as English, Russian, Sanskrit, Latin, Avestan, Greek and Persian, and to create shapes...

Image, Imagination, Imitation: we can think these three words come from the roots √Im, but it’s not true. It’s necessary to combine the proposition in with mi, that is, √Mei, to obta...

My Emotional Baggage Carts are vessels to dispose of racial trauma. The act of making, weaves the sting of macro and microaggressions into the cart, ...

This abstract geometric wall sculpture was done by fiber artist, Jin-Sook So (b. 1950, Korea). So’s work is informed by her time spent in Korea, Sweden and Japan. She uses transpar...

"Chunjeein-1, 2 & 3", 33” x 7 1/8” x 6 3/4” (total installed dimensions), 2019 This three-piece work of abaca fiber, pure gold leaf and eco-soluble resin is by Chang Yeonsoon (b. 1950), a Korean...

This beautiful 8 piece sculpture was all hand made in the heart of Mexico City, each bird is different and colors maintain a uniformed color palette. The two artists decided to mix n...

Artist Commentary: Helix Oculi is made from black bamboo, called Phyllostachys Nigra Bory, or Tiger bamboo, gathered from the Portland region, and fused glass elements made in my st...