Sumbiosic

Das Lied von der Erde

Sumbiosic

[Cumulative types of active and purposive relationships and attributes created by humans that enhance mutual interdependence and mutual benefit for ALL living beings so as to conserve and maximise a state of unity-in-diversity, life together indefinitely.] 



Mannerthaten um dämmern mir den Muth; mich Wissende selbst bezwang ein Waltender einst.

—Erda, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Richard Wagner

Set against a blue knitted backdrop, the tapestry unravels its narrative in blue yarn and roving. The genesis of human transgression unfolds, starting with the expulsion from paradise. From his demise, a tree grew from the grave of the first Man, Adam, a symbol that, according to apocrypha, provided the wood for the crucifix of the Son of God. The sign of the cross finds its place nestled within the architectural intricacies of the arabesques. Unity prevails—nature and life intricately connected, much like the mycelium that binds this composition in a strikingly dramatic fashion. 

Erda deliriously sends us on our way with a sharp condemnation: “Man's deeds have damned my courage; My cognizant self was once subdued by a wayward wonderer.”

Sumbiosic, 2023

Needle-felted tapestry

250 x 120 cm

Knitted wool, yarn, roving on wool mix