Mail Received - Carina Granlund

[xx Jones]

A beautiful card from Carina made my heart skip a beat. It is a photo transfer - I am still mystified as to how this is done - and a wonderful juxtaposition of what looks like a Chinese factory worker making what - orange rugs? opposed to a bunch of white men in suits in what could be courtroom. They are looking at something or somebody outside the frame. I love the colours and the texture and the drama and mystery all rolled into one postcard! Thank you, Carina for you lovely welcome!

[Carina]

Thanks for blogging xx jones, glad you liked my transfer!

Always a pleasure to read your comments and thoughts guys! I work intuitively and do not always see what is happening. Meaning-making, making-meaning, very nice. Thank you :)

[Marie Wintzer]

She always has the technique AND the concept. And it always looks fantastic. Really great piece.

[De Villo Sloan]

Wops, meant Thierry Tellier. He hosted a Fluxus-Anti-Art-Mail-Art show that had work by Yoma folks last year.

[De Villo Sloan]

Alicia, that's why I am excited about this piece by Miss Carina & a tad envious of XXX jones.

 

Thierry Tillier in Belgium - alas not a Yoma member - has made IMHO an impressive career pretty much with this two-mage juxtapo process.

 

It's the nature of language and sign systems: you put two images together, even random, and the viewer starts making associations between the two. We are meaning-making creatures.

 

You're seeing some kind of political/economic allegory in it. Who knows what Carina thought? Who knows what someone else might see?

 

Peachy, I think.

[Alicia Starr]

Juxtapositional: The suits debating how to make more money from this commodity and the maker of the rug in her peaceful weaving zone. A metaphor at its finest. Powerful piece Carina.

[xx Jones]

DVS, thank you for your comment.  I love textiles, rugs, embroidery. It is a beautiful piece. 

[De Villo Sloan]

xx jones, I am a big Carina fan & have many pieces from her. I know she uses a photo transfer technique to get those textures.

This piece you have is absolutely exceptional with the juxtaposition of just two images.

In recent m-a she sent me, she made a reference to Kilim carpets, which are amazing in terms of design & craft. I'm wondering if Carina has some interest in textiles for inspiration.

[xx Jones]

yes, it could also be a kind of parliamentary debate going on ...

[Rebecca Guyver]

Amazing! In England there is lots of talk about educating for industry (AGAIN).  For me, you've captured that here.