Mateja Holjevac NTF

On the wings of imagination (2019)

Bobbin lace;
linen, cotton
Mercury Smelting Plant, Idrija
unrelenting movement

Swallows have nested in the sorting facility of the Idrija mercury smelter. Their presence in this site of industrial heritage is a reminder of nature’s resilience—birds as symbols of freedom and unrelenting movement.

mentors: prof. Marija Jenko, Maja Svetlik

lacemakers: Mira Guzelj, Milena Kalan Frančeškin, Marija N. Boškovič, Vera Kostanjšek, Anica Uršič, Marta Logar, Anica Loverčič, Valerija Krivec, Marica Kosmač, Albina Štucin

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Department of Textiles, Graphics, and Design, Chair of Textile and Clothing Design

thanks to: Metka Fortuna (Čipkarska šola Idrija)

photo: Maša Pirc & Lovro Ivančić