This piece is a portrait of my daughter, Viktoria. The starting point is her own collaged “selfie” made with the assistance of a digital app. I took the photo and transformed it into woven artwork using my skills and knowledge in jacquard weaving. Experimenting with the limits of digital weaving, some threads are tightly woven while others are left loose. As I worked on this, I contemplated the complexity of being a teen today.
Jacquard woven piece. Woven by Kristina D. Aas, a self-portrait by Viktoria Aas.
Materials: Wool. polyester, linen
Size: 208x161 cm
Year of production: 2020
This work is selected for the Lumen Prize 2021 longlist.
Photographer of the work: Eivind Senneset.