- Small Gallery, Gewerkenegg Castle, Prelovčeva 9
- 16. 06. 2023
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NANDE RUPNIK – Painted Lace Stories
Small Gallery, Gewerkenegg Castle, Prelovčeva 9
2023-06-16 18:30 do 2023-08-31 19:10
16. June 2023
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NANDE RUPNIK – Painted Lace Stories
Small Gallery, Gewerkenegg Castle, Prelovčeva 9
2023-06-16 18:30 do 2023-08-31 19:10
16. June 2023
Exhibition opening: 16 June at 6.30 PM
19 June–31 August 2023, every day from 9 AM to 7 PM
The exhibition presents 16 life stories of men and women connected by lacemaking. They have been written down and painted by Idrija artist Nande Rupnik, who stays faithful to lace and lacemaking in this exhibition, too. Sixteen faces are attentively staring into lacemaking pillows, sixteen pairs of hands patiently and incredibly lightly making Idrija lace. The author writes that they make lace “to survive, … to buy new shoes and a coffee pot, … a grandson’s schoolbag, … and for an additional coin.” Short linguistic fragments in Idrija dialect give the stories and the paintings additional depth. All the Pavlas, Anas, Hancas, Suzanas, Saras, and many other anonymous lacemakers are part of the community that is still recreating the cultural heritage transferred down from generation to generation, preserving the identity of our region.
Ivana Leskovec, Idrija Municipal Museum curator.
Ivana Leskovec, Idrija Municipal Museum curator.
Photo: Nande Rupnik.