Artworks

Katerina Karatzaferi

Descriptive information

Type of artwork: Craftwork
Material(s) & Technique(s): Embroidery on coarse fabric
Dimensions: 146cm x 240cm
Year: 2021
Location: Spetses island, Greece

Technical information

Digitisation of artwork: Panagiotis Diapoulis
Equipment used: Cameras: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 6D | Camera Type: DSLR | Lenses: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Image processing software: Adobe Photoshop 22.4 (Windows)

License

Reuse this file under the terms of the license Creative Commons Attribution – ShareAlike (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How to cite this image

“Locus et Homines III”. 2021. Artist: Katerina Karatzaferi . Source: ECHO II website. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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About this artwork

The artworks titled “Locus et Homines” consists of three individual sections. The inspiration for these artworks was the herbal world, the folk tradition and cultural heritage of Spetses. In addition, the creation of the artworks was significantly influenced by the communication with the inhabitants of the island.

Three triangular pieces of coarse fabric create a geometric synthesis in space, and on them, there were embroidered different patterns related to the sea. For the embroidery, specific colours were chosen that are associated with vegetal and natural elements of the island. Ropes were also embroidered on the edge of the fabrics, which create knots and ties. The practices of knots and ties is common in folk tradition as they appear on the edges of carpets, wefts, tablecloths.

Katerina Karatzaferi