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Fruit and Veg Ladies. Nairobi Kenya. Original Artwork..
Fruit and Veg Ladies. Nairobi Kenya. Original Artwork..
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Fruit and Veg Ladies Nairobi Kenya. 2015
(Framed - box frame, no glass)
During an Artist residency in Nairobi, I was lucky to work along side some amazing talented artists. I spent a lot of time in Kibira, a large slum in the capital. This artwork is a stitch of three women selling fruit and veg from their stall.
The art work is stitched onto fabric I bought from a market stall near where I created this work.
Machine stitched with appliqué and gouache paint.
Harriet Riddell travels the world with her sewing machine pitching up in challenging locations from the slums of Nairobi to the tea fields of the Himalayas. Through free motion embroidery she captures her surrounding environment and the people she meets.
Adventure, interaction and communication are key elements to each piece of Harriets work. Behind every ‘stitch lies a narrative of the people, place and culture.
At times, Harriet encourages her street audience to pedal a bicycle which generates electricity and powers the art. This increases the interaction between her, her subject and the art its self.
During the Pandemic, Harriet has been using the power of technology and stitching portraits of families around the world with her sewing machine on live Zoom video calls.
“Its been fascinating to find the world in the same boat and document this strange time onto canvas.
Harriet is looking forward to continuing to interact with the world with her art. Once the pandemic is over, she intends to tour her Travelling Gallery. The wheeled art installation space will travel from different towns, Harriet will respond new locations with her work and the space will become a unique gallery space to view the art.
www.institchyou.com
Instagram- @institchyou
(Framed - box frame, no glass)
During an Artist residency in Nairobi, I was lucky to work along side some amazing talented artists. I spent a lot of time in Kibira, a large slum in the capital. This artwork is a stitch of three women selling fruit and veg from their stall.
The art work is stitched onto fabric I bought from a market stall near where I created this work.
Machine stitched with appliqué and gouache paint.
Harriet Riddell travels the world with her sewing machine pitching up in challenging locations from the slums of Nairobi to the tea fields of the Himalayas. Through free motion embroidery she captures her surrounding environment and the people she meets.
Adventure, interaction and communication are key elements to each piece of Harriets work. Behind every ‘stitch lies a narrative of the people, place and culture.
At times, Harriet encourages her street audience to pedal a bicycle which generates electricity and powers the art. This increases the interaction between her, her subject and the art its self.
During the Pandemic, Harriet has been using the power of technology and stitching portraits of families around the world with her sewing machine on live Zoom video calls.
“Its been fascinating to find the world in the same boat and document this strange time onto canvas.
Harriet is looking forward to continuing to interact with the world with her art. Once the pandemic is over, she intends to tour her Travelling Gallery. The wheeled art installation space will travel from different towns, Harriet will respond new locations with her work and the space will become a unique gallery space to view the art.
www.institchyou.com
Instagram- @institchyou
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