AT-PI vessel
By ELSUR
US$ 800
Overview
2022
Textile (Cotton, Fabric, Thread), 100 % cotton rope and polyester thread
Unique Work
Dimensions: 38cm (H) x 15cm (W) x 15cm (D) / 15" (H) x 5.9" (W) x 5.9" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
Shipping
This item ships from Spain
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About the art
Artist statement
Conceived as "textile pottery," the AT vessels bring us closer to the ceramic imagery both through their shapes and their process, reminiscent of the technique of coil building. Their ambiguous appearance plays with our perception of the material world. With what we see and what they are: machine-sewn cotton rope.
I use a limited amount of resources to achieve a diversity of shapes and nuances. Only a domestic sewing machine, pushed to its limits, and my hands, performing gentle movements. Only a single and tight stitch that repeatedly joins the cotton rope. And thousands of meters of overlapping the thread, creating a solid crust of multiple textures that provides consistency, rigidity, and weight to the vessels. A slow process in which the shapes emerge as I sew.
Each vessel is a unique piece, not reproducible.
Design and making by Cristina Vallejo.
Artist profile
ELSUR
Hometown: Madrid
Based in: Madrid
After a first professional phase dedicated to architecture, in 2014 Cristina Vallejo founded ELSUR design brand with the aim to develop furniture and contemporary craftsmanship objects.
Moving between design, crafts, and art, her proposals explore new approaches to processes and materials with the Spanish culture and tradition as inspiration. Her diverse …
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