Louise Aimard, a hand embroiderer since 2015, trained in Paris, established her studio at 1535°, a creative hub in Differdange, in 2024. Specialising in the Lunéville crochet technique, used for beaded embroidery rather than knitted pieces, she adopts a resolutely contemporary approach to her art. She explores materials, all of which are second-hand, and emphasises forgotten threads and colours, along with second-hand silks, to create contrasts between matte and shiny, opaque and transparent. But beyond the material, it is the gesture she interrogates: incorporating sequins, glitter, and pearls into the craft of crochet and needlework to introduce light and sparkle, but above all to experiment with a sculptural language, a way of bringing form out of the textile framework. Her pieces can be handled and turned, inviting a tactile experience in keeping with the true poetry of bark, which encourages touch. This inspiration is conveyed in the exhibition Nature singulière, where she plays on dissonant chords and off-kilter lines to disturb perception. In her embroidery, which has become a tactile and poetic form of writing, nature is not imitated but reimagined.
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