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Sky Maiden

Media

cotton, silk, glass

Date

2024

Location

Ese või asi/Objects or Things exhibition, Krulli Kvartal

Photo

Joosep Kivimäe, Kulla Laas

The two-headed woman motif in this piece reinterprets a traditional Izhorian embroidery element, symbolising duality and balance. It draws from deep cultural roots to illustrate the intricate relationship between nature and human existence, embedding layers of memory and stories from indigenous populations that no longer exist.

Gallery view showing silkscreen textile work based on indigenous Izhorian iconography.

Installation shot featuring symbolic dual-headed female figure, exploring cultural memory and balance.

Displayed textile featuring two-headed woman motif, highlighting duality and lost cultural narratives.”

Contemporary reinterpretation of Izhorian symbol showing a two-headed woman as a sign of balance and duality.

Textile artwork featuring two-headed woman motif, reinterpreted from traditional Izhorian embroidery

Installation combining kiln-fired glass and printed textile, exploring ancestral duality through layered surfaces and materials

Exhibition view featuring silk-printed glass panel alongside silk print on woven fabric, both depicting the two-headed woman motif

Design development of two-headed motif for silkscreen process, merging tradition and identity.

Screenprinted glass artwork featuring dual-faced figure, transformed through heat and ancestral symbolism.

Silkscreen printing process showing two-headed woman motif inspired by Izhorian embroidery.

Young women on a balcony, Ingria. Archival photograph. Estonian National Museum, ERM Fk 958:2

Ingerian textiles. Photograph by Eduard Selleke, 1928. Estonian National Museum, ERM Fk 764:11

Motif of a doubled female figure evoking balance and forgotten cosmologies of indigenous cultures.

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