Edith Meusnier: Textile environmental art
Edith Meusnier is a French textile and environmental artist who uses the ancient technique of plaiting and Språng (braiding on stretched threads). The technique has been done in many parts of the world for thousands of years from the Bronze Age to the present, with silk, wool, linen and cotton.
Her art pieces are meant to be exposed to light, bad weather and everything that can happen in the open air. The structures are introduced only for a season: in the forest, in parks, the cloisters of monasteries, and the courtyards of museums.
After participating in numerous international exhibitions of art and textile design, she left Paris in 1996 to live in a small village in the clearing of a Picardy forest. She turned to working exclusively outside, making her garden a real testing ground.
An extensive interview in English on World of Threads, here.
Her website, here.
9 Comments
Lara/Trace
SWOON!
Paisley Power
so dramatic! like giant webs. they suit the scenery each time too
dweinberg415
Great stuff- varied and colorful.
Brenda Davis Harsham
So beautiful.
crescentmoonramblings
What beautiful work. I would love to see it in nature.
J Walters
Yes, I would as well. It would be lovely to wander through one of her installations.
Resa
I think I like this artist! Her use of this ancient textile craft is beyond honorable, as it draws us into the beauty of nature to make her creative comments.
J Walters
I also like that she took herself away from Paris and now lives in the forest (where her works fit beautifully btw)
Resa
Agree 100%!