created with the forte_forte archive collections’ fabrics, the work of elise peroi is made of three overlapping double-faced triptychs from which there are patterns able to express and widen the thinking experience through the materiality. the shapes are created on a series of linen, cotton poplin, taffeta and silk chiffon’s layers.
after having cut the fabrics into irregular ribbons with extreme precision, elise peroi has weaved and structured her canvas by inviting us to appreciate from a tactile point of view the material composition according to their sensory potential. loosen threads – as if they pend from the weave surface – and hole without weave threads give rhythm to the whole thanks to their irregular thicknesses.
elise peroi gives free rein to material as shown by the irregular edges and the flawed lines which contrast the straightness of the structures. the work appears as a subtle surface where the language and the technique reflect on both sides of the manufacturing in an untidy balance that suggests the coexisting tensions.
the work develops in nine tableaux connected together. birds, seeds, and decorations, as symbols nestle and develop from the bottom to the top. a polymorphous shape extending in the whole work and clearly suggesting a cape, the shape of a ghost or wings.
the bird’s singing and the knot are both abstractions and they work as counterpoint of the cape created by giada forte. in the white and pink versions, every fold and each thread impart to the fabric a concept of tension and loosening, of continuity and transparency, by repeating the concept of line, while the verticality requires a solemnity.