39 x 49 x 62 cm

The silk is stretched between wooden frames and the needlework is done on it. Later, these frames are placed on a wooden stand with several grooves so that the frames could be positioned one preceding the other. A light-box (with homogeneous light) is behind the needlework, which enables better visibility of the whole composition.

 

Pulling the thread, stitch by stitch, presents the time dedicated to the illusion of the contact with fictitious and real people. In my work, this contact is portrayed by overlapping figures without actual interaction and allows the viewer to have his/her own associations. The motif of a hero in the piece appears as an aspiration for a protector, who guards the weak. A man and a woman are estranged in their relationship, both physically and mentally devoid of any closeness. This is all about the desire for an ideal, which prevents the characters from connecting on a level of reality. The lack of close relationship stresses the alienation of a contemporary man and the feeling of loneliness which is often felt in the modern world.