American Tapestry Biennial 13
- June 18, 2021 - September 12, 2021
- Exhibition
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- Artwork
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- Artists
On Site Exhibition
Rye
- Wool and linen
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46 x 30 x 0.4 in
(116.84 x 76.2 x 1.02 cm)
- Lis Korsgren
This is rye. It grows in a valley once covered by the huge arctic ice cap, later covered by the sea. The ice and the sea withdraw and left the valley with a fertile soil and rye grew in the cold climate of the Nordic countries. The first settlers carved signs on the stones, the Vikings used it as a fairway. The Vikings are gone, but their rye is still here, catching the light and the shadows. A fertile soil with crops to harvest was as important thousands of years ago as it is today and likewise important to future generations.