The stone embroideries of Nova Kakhovka in textiles
2022–2023
Twelve hand-embroidered textile panels reinterpret the architectural ornaments of Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine, transforming a city's historic reliefs into tangible works of art.
The original reliefs were created in the 1950s from designs by monumental artist Hryhoriy Dovzhenko, giving the city's buildings their distinctive lace-like character. Using punch-needle carpet embroidery, the project translates these motifs into tactile works up to two metres tall.
Presented across Europe, the series keeps an endangered part of Ukraine's cultural heritage visible beyond the city where it began.
