Fern flower, 2025
Jacquard woven tapestryEdition 3
124 x 124 cm
48 7/8 x 48 7/8 inches
Fern Flower takes as its subject a mythical bloom from Eastern European folklore, sought on Midsummer’s night but never found.
Popova’s engagement with tapestry grows out of her interest in the material agency of a canvas within paintings. As she worked more closely with the composition, texture and weave of a canvas, her inquiry extended into textiles, where the image is no longer applied to the surface but is woven into its body. At the same time, the logic of textile-making with its reliance on the grid and precision remains continuous with her approach to painting.
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