On seven years old, Isabelle D Learned to crochet as a way to support her family. The young artist took lessons from her grandmother and has made various items to sell in local markets and to put herself on a path that she continues to follow today.
From silk, cotton, viscose and other fibers, Isabelle D -hooks countless forms that occur for a coral, seaponzen, anemones, flowers, fungi, traces and more. Each work consists of a diverse sculptural pieces that together nest together in wide landscapes full of countless colors and textures.
The ingenuity of the artist has brought in a commitment to care and resilience that appears both equipment and metaphorically in her practice. In her new An officinalis Series, the medicinal, anti-inflammatory properties of the Marshmallow factory become a symbol for healing and regeneration. Soft, flexible shapes in light pink and blues are met by fuzzy structures in creamy white yarn, creating a quiet, meditative garden for recovery.
Composed of lively red and purple, the Bruise Series uses a reverse approach. Color is always crucial for the practice of Isabelle D, and these works depend on lively, saturated red, purple and blues to imitate a damaged body. While the pieces of injury evoke, they are clearly beautiful and a kind of tribute to the power that comes out of trauma.
In the way hooks require an even tension to reach stitches that are not too loose or too tight, Isabelle D strives for a similar balance in its practice and rejects the rapid pace in which the world of today moves. Instead, she makes every piece by hand without the help of assistants, so that she immerses herself in the slow, methodical process to place the hook and walk through the yarn.
If you are in Brussels, come by Nosco gallery To see the Solo exhibition of the artist, Hanging on a wireIt runs until May 24.
