Yelena Popova I Feel Thy Footsteps with My Skin, 2024 Jacquard woven tapestry
182 x 242 cm
71 3/4 x 95 3/8 inches

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I Feel Thy Footsteps with My Skin draws on the ouroboros – an ancient symbol of cyclical continuity – and on the sensory world of snakes, which perceive through vibration.

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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Courtesy: osnova & Yelena Popova, photos: Enrique Pascual.
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