The Mermaid serie
I started these artworks in 2021 as a kind of altar to woman. Women's value is still measured by how you look. When is something a flirt, when sexist. There's a thin line. And there's duality. A mermaid is a-sexual and yet seen as one of the most seductive mythical female figures on earth. On my mermaids I embroidered words like 'perfect', 'sweet', 'no'. The spangles give the fabric scales: the look of a chain mail but also screams 'nightclub'. All double messages. They are a little defect.
uit 2021 tot 2022
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Desertwolf #1
2022Desertwolf #1 - 2022 Size 60 x 40 cm. (Sold) Embroidery art/assemblage by Ingeborg Vriends This magical creature is a small desert goddess. "It takes dark to see the light," is what she says. If you no longer know who you are or what you are for, then you must (figuratively) return to the desert, a place where there are no distractions.
Mermaid #4
2022Mermaid #4 - 2022 Embroidery art/assemblage by Ingeborg Vriends Size: 60 x 80 cm. € 1700 All that glitter and gold. How can you keep hearing yourself in a world full of material things and status? "What do you want?" is her question for you. These mermaids are full of ancient symbolism and an expedition into womanhood, motherhood and meaning.
Mermaid #1
2021Embroidery art/assemblage by Ingeborg Vriends Size: 65 x 70 x 7 cm. This small monument to woman represents the duality between wanting te be beautiful/seductictive and being judged for that. The vulnerability lies in the technique and choice of materials (textiles) that are seen as feminine. The primal power of the woman (to protect, to give birth, to worry) is in the scales that form a kind of chain mail/armor.
Mermaid #2
2022Embroidery art/assemblage by Ingeborg Vriends Size: 65 x 75 x 10 cm. Nothing exist without water. All life is originated from water. But our life also originates in water. Without woman there's no life. Mami-Wata (Mother Water) is an ancient African water goddess. Water spirits, mermaids and gods all over the world have their origin in Mami Wata. In the stories she takes travelers into her world to give them spiritual insight. Then she puts them back on the bank. She is a real sea bitch, mother and femme fatale. The double tail symbolizes that contradiction in every woman.