There was a time when embroidery work resembled a traditional, folk, almost grandmother-ish feeling. French artist Cléa Lala works fabric, paper and threads in a very distinctive way; the poetic duality of sensations stitched when looking at her intentionally imperfect but clearly well-executed pieces go from aggressiveness to delicacy, from innocent to acid. Clea Lalas work orbits between graphics and fashion, but one singularity brings unity to it all: her love for words and visual metaphors. So, in her own words: I think that my specialty is in telling stories. Its not in one technique in particular but its a method which consists of handwork, meticulousness and attention to detail.”
Words by Tatiana Bastos
