ADELINE
HALOT

Transformation of a different sort is central to Adeline Halot’s finely rendered weavings, which evoke a state of suspended animation, moving objects frozen in time. Hovering miraculously overhead, her ethereal works of unreality visualize the metamorphic possibility of textile. The artist and designer, based in Brussels, employs surprising media to great effect. Combining flax linen—her native Belgium is the historic epicenter of the fabric’s production—and stainless-steel wire, she concocts shimmering tapestries that merge traditional fiber production with modern precision. The softness of linen and hard malleability of metal create ample opportunities to mold the textiles into tapestries that appear on the edge of motion, just on the cusp of a new existence. This lively dance in the liminal space between real and fictive is heightened by the metal wire that reflects light and the linen threads that filter it, creating a play of light and shadow that envelops the room in soft, filtered lighting. Grand in scale, Halot’s work is illustrative of both the deeply-ingrained traditions of tapestry and the technological advancements that are charting new frontiers for weaving in the twenty-first century.

Text by Salon 94 Gallery, New York