{"id":248,"date":"2025-05-08T07:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=248"},"modified":"2025-05-08T07:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T14:09:10","slug":"ethereal-weavings-merge-architecture-and-nature-in-elise-perois-for-thirsting-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=248","title":{"rendered":"Ethereal Weavings Merge Architecture and Nature in \u00c9lise Peroi\u2019s \u2018For Thirsting Flowers\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ethereal<\/p>\n

Imagine standing at a window at dawn as the pale yellow morning light filters through the trees, slowly illuminating flower petals and setting the scene for birdsong. As you move around, the light dapples and changes, and details emerge or disappear around other forms. For \u00c9lise Peroi<\/a>, this sensation provides a starting point for elegant textile sculptures.<\/p>\n

Onto graceful wooden frames, the French artist weaves ethereal, layered screens evocative of dreamy portals to nature. \u201cThe luminosity of Peroi\u2019s woven paintings is such that we might feel ourselves carried outside to watch the sky brighten, the air soft against our skin,\u201d says Dr. Rebecca Birrella in an essay accompanying Peroi\u2019s solo exhibition, For Thirsting Flowers, <\/em>at CARVALHO PARK<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Detail of \u201cPens\u00e9e I\u201d (2025), painted silk and linen, 36 x 28 x 3 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The artist taps into the long tradition of European tapestries<\/a>, which were used for both decoration and to help keep homes and churches insulated. Stitched by hand, the works could reach architectonic proportions and contain highly detailed figurative and narrative scenes. Peroi departs from customary associations with tapestries by removing the pieces from the wall and creating standalone, self-supporting structures.<\/p>\n

She also emphasizes a kind of opening-up of the textile itself. The interactions between warp and weft are loose, delicate, and irregular. And each piece\u2019s depth is determined by the wooden framework, details of which often jut outward in gentle yet willful angles.<\/p>\n

Peroi\u2019s sculptures appear to subtly morph as one walks around, merging internal and external perspectives. The artist explores relationships between emptiness, form, perception, and the built environment, hinting at recognizable shapes like flowers and foliage set against muted diamond-shaped geometric patterns or open spaces in the weave. And the frames serve both as display devices and looms\u2014the process and finished piece merged into one.<\/p>\n

For Thirsting Flowers <\/em>continues in Brooklyn through May 23. See more on the artist\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Installation view of \u2018For Thirsting Flowers\u2019 at CARVALHO PARK, New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cLa lune\u201d (2025), silk, silver leaf, gouache, acrylic, and linen, 64 x 55 x 6 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cPens\u00e9e I\u201d (2025), painted silk and linen, 36 x 28 x 3 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Installation view of \u2018For Thirsting Flowers\u2019 at CARVALHO PARK, New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Installation view of \u2018For Thirsting Flowers\u2019 at CARVALHO PARK, New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cSonges II\u201d (2022), painted silk and linen, 55 x 78 x 6 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Detail of \u201cSonges II\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Installation view of \u2018For Thirsting Flowers\u2019 at CARVALHO PARK, New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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