TRANSFERT II

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Artist: Emmanuelle RAPIN

Title: TRANSFERT II

Attribution: TRANSFERT II, 2024 Emmanuelle Rapin

Year: 2024

Materials: Perforated printed paper, needle-embroidered with cotton thread in knot and throw stitch, chalcedony beads, perforated aluminium and iridescent mineral pigment.

Dimensions: 42 × 29,7cm

Image Statement: I revisited the hands of Flora from the work of Francesco Melzi. I perforated them to transfer pigment powder onto other surfaces, as I do when transferring an embroidery pattern onto fabric. The reverse side of the paper displays an imprint of the goddess’s hands, emphasizing the connection between the original image and its role as a matrix. They embody both the concept of knowledge transmission and the passage between mediums. The contrast between the precision of the perforations and the alterations they cause gives the works a dual nature: they are both witnesses of an aesthetic process and fragments of a technical gesture. The perforations suggest a suspended, immaterial action, while the embroidery stitches evoke tangible creation. Originally conceived as tools for transfer, the perforations themselves become an artwork, embodying a dialogue between the original and its metamorphosis.