The work Balance, which was created as a diploma work, reflects the author’s attempt to achieve a perfect match of techniques and the material via various experiments, as well as personal performance and research. One of the most important parts of the work is shadow as the opposite of light and sun. Author is questioning if there can be a shadow without the sunlight.
Photo: Maša Pirc / BIEN
Daria Smirnova is experimenting with various techniques and materials to make her own way of being a textile artist apart from being a craftswoman and art lover. With the combination of classical crocheting and untraditional metal wire she has created fascinating airy and subtle objects.
