Hanne Friis

Through a distinctive folding and seaming technique, I sculpt textiles by hand using a needle and nylon thread, transforming loose materials into dense forms. This time-consuming process allows me to enter a ‘stream of consciousness’, where thoughts and energies flow between the material and myself. The resulting organic, abstract shapes are intricate and associative, forming what I call soft sculptures. The spiral shapes, craters, folds and protrusions in my sculptures suggest connections to internal and external elements of our bodies, nature, and geology, viewed from a micro and macro perspective.