Led by textile artist Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins, Kadrina’s joint effort is known to be the largest technical carpet in Estonia. The carpet, in the weaving of which anyone can participate, tells a disturbing story about the artist’s hometown, where both the mountain and the village have disappeared over time.
Since the beginning of December, the joint craft project “Who remembers last? Who remembers best?” was launched in the community center of Kadrina. in this area more than 200 people have already contributed to the weaving of carpets with the fabric technique. Textile artist and poet Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins, who returned to her hometown after 17 moves, says that in addition to creative work, communication also played an important role.
“It was really nice to see who lives here in Kadrina. After all, I’ve been away and now I’m back. It was extremely nice to get to know the people. See what other worries and problems there are besides the worries I brought here,” he said. ‘artist.
On the carpet you can depict Niinemägi, rich in gravel, distributed over various buildings. It was located in the village of Koplimets, which disappeared almost half a century ago, and is now marked only by a commemorative plaque.
“The quarry was created there when the mountain was removed somewhere for construction and roads. The village has aged and the village has also disappeared: the village was on both sides of the mountain and then the quarry was left back. What Maryliis is doing now is really amazing. I couldn’t have imagined that such a carpet would come from some kind of quarry,” said Ille Ambos, a local resident, sitting behind a weaving table.
About 60 pounds of yarn are needed to make a five-panel rug. Master’s thesis “How to read the landscape?” from the history of the region at the Estonian Academy of Arts. according to defender Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins, the clothing technique fits the theme of the artwork.
“I really wanted to make this fabric rug. We’ll do it a little American style with a rug hook. We could also do it with a needle and thread behind the boards, but we do it in such a way that many people can do it at the same time, because if we do behind the frame, one person can sit there at the same time.
And it seems to me that this technique supports the theme, because the image woven with the cloth gets lost a little, that is, it supports the history of the village and the mountain lost in time,” said Teinfeldt-Grins.
The 16-square-metre carpet, which can be seen from two sides, will be hung in the second half of January in Tallinn’s Tütar Gallery for viewers to explore. The artist wants to exhibit it at the end of next year also in Kadrina, but so far he has not found a suitable place.
2023-12-24 05:10:00
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