Teja Šter (SI)

The Right to the Sunlight (2023)

embroidery, tufting
wool yarn, jute, mirror
Teja Šter
Kranj City Hall - basement
Mentors: prof. Marija Jenko, izr. prof. mag. Katja Burger Kovič, asist. Arijana Gadžijev // Expert Collaborator: Nina Glavič // Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Department of Textiles, Graphics, and Design, Chair of Textile and Clothing Design

The sun influences people’s lives in various ways. Through the process of creating the artwork, the author explored her feelings of light deprivation in her daily workspace during the winter season. The limited view of the sky from the inner courtyard feels constricting yet hopeful. This led her to further investigate reflections that occur in the narrow streets of the old town centre in Kranj. They manifest in direct mirrored forms of windows and distorted layered composite shapes, together creating intriguing patterns on the facades.

 

Photo: Maša Pirc / BIEN

Teja Šter has recently been primarily engaged in creating tapestries and carpets. She explores the relationships between humans and nature, drawing inspiration from small everyday moments and organic, soft forms found in architecture and interiors.