Louise Jannetta | The Art of Joomchi and Momigami - Blurring the Boundaries between fabric and paper, art and craft. @LouiseJannetta | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
The investigation of assumption and presumption linked to expectation is embedded in Louise Jannetta's practice.
Her work began with the white lace tree paintings;- Jannetta surprised herself with her obsession with trees; it was not a conscious decision to focus in this way. Now, in retrospect, it becomes evident that the trees symbolise nature and the interdependent eco-system, but nature as Mother Nature, a female, supportive, caring and nourishing. Trees can symbolise the link between heaven and hell, or they are seen as the tree of life which offers shelter in its canopy and nourishment when leaves are shed. This proposition is elaborated by the medium used, lace-like and seemingly sewn or spun; the trees appear like embroidery or embellished fabric, again referencing women and women’s work. Whilst the time taken to construct such elaborate work and its apparent fragility poses questions of value.
To see the fabric and thread series of work please see. louisejannetta.co.uk/paper-threads
to see the fabric/paper and threads video please go to one of the first of Louise's videos titled "Lace Trees Demonstration" by Louise Jannetta.
The materials used and the response evoked are linked to deep-rooted established social norms which Jannetta gently stitches onto a subliminal network of gently proposed alternatives.
The investigation of assumption and presumption linked to expectation is embedded in Louise Jannetta's practice.
Her work began with the white lace tree paintings;- Jannetta surprised herself with her obsession with trees; it was not a conscious decision to focus in this way. Now, in retrospect, it becomes evident that the trees symbolise nature and the interdependent eco-system, but nature as Mother Nature, a female, supportive, caring and nourishing. Trees can symbolise the link between heaven and hell, or they are seen as the tree of life which offers shelter in its canopy and nourishment when leaves are shed. This proposition is elaborated by the medium used, lace-like and seemingly sewn or spun; the trees appear like embroidery or embellished fabric, again referencing women and women’s work. Whilst the time taken to construct such elaborate work and its apparent fragility poses questions of value.
To see the fabric and thread series of work please see. louisejannetta.co.uk/paper-threads
to see the fabric/paper and threads video please go to one of the first of Louise's videos titled "Lace Trees Demonstration" by Louise Jannetta.
The materials used and the response evoked are linked to deep-rooted established social norms which Jannetta gently stitches onto a subliminal network of gently proposed alternatives.
