«Das Buch entführt uns in das faszinierende Werk der in Sankt Gallen geborenen Künstlerin.» Stephan Demmrich, WOHNDESIGN
«Textile Kunst stand lange im Schatten etablierter Kunstformen wie Malerei oder Skulptur. Seit einigen Jahren aber erlebt sie einen eigentlichen Boom. Die Schweizer Künstlerin Nesa Gschwend arbeitet schon lange mit Fäden und Geweben, wie es dieses Buch dokumentiert.» Noëmi Gradwohl, SRF
“The book takes us into the fascinating work of the artist born in St. Gallen.” Stephan Demmrich, WOHNDESIGN
“Textile art was long overshadowed by established art forms such as painting or sculpture. For some years now, however, it has been experiencing a real boom. The Swiss artist Nesa Gschwend has been working with threads and fabrics for a long time, as this book documents.” Noëmi Gradwohl, SRF
Swiss artist Nesa Gschwend, born 1959 in St. Gallen, merges traditional crafts, such as embroidery, knotting, and sewing, with avant-garde and performative artistic techniques. Widely recognized as one of Switzerland’s most distinguished contemporary artists, her art also combines craft with philosophy. Her textile works, material collages, videos, installations, and participatory performances transform individual lived stories into tangible metaphors for collective memory, for human existence itself.
This new book, published in conjunction with an exhibition at Kunsthalle Ziegelhütte in Appenzell, Switzerland, features recent work by Nesa Gschwend. The essays explore her approach and describe her humanistic aspiration to transform existential questions into aesthetic reflection.