Femke van Gemert re-uses textiles in abstract works by focussing on a single colour. All her creations reveal the beauty of imperfection and deterioration over time. Her compositions radiate a mood laden with traces of the textiles used. The work Femke creates is always very tangible and evokes emotions by the way material and colour is shown. For her commissioned work clients can donate discarded textiles, enhancing their attachment with the resulting artwork. After a long career in the fashion industry she decided to start creating using only recycled and leftover fabric and textile produced by our increasingly consumerist society. In this way she is re-evaluating the meaning of waste in the design process.
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