Nina Vastl Štefe (SI)

Horizon, The Quilt of Life of the Idrija Mercury Mine (2025)

Hand quilting and embroidery;
recycled old bed linen, boiled wool fabric, cotton filling, cotton and wool threads
300 x 300 cm
Jožef shaft - Pr'Kajzer, Idrija
A story sewn onto fabric

The Quilts of Life are textile pieces, applied art, memories, heritage. These are quilts that tell the stories of individuals or special places.

Horizon is The Qiuilt of Life of the Idrija Mercury Mine. It is the story of the mine (part of the story) sewn onto fabric.

The mine had a long and interesting life. Its story has all the elements of realism and romance, as well as fantasy, and is full of contradictions. It is tragic in places, but also courageous and visionary…

photo: Maša Pirc