Irena Willmott

Royston Hertfordshire, U.K

Irena’s practice explores the nature of boundaries and entanglements. Through the process of felt making, sometimes using other materials such as fabric, iron, gold, hair, and feathers, her work aims to appreciate and convey the remarkable nature of what felt is, and what is “felt”, e.g., what we feel as individuals entangled and impacted by the world around us.  

By using the power of her body down to her thumb, she is interested in how energy is absorbed and transformed. By revealing the impact of energy on felt, she questions the boundary hood of persons, objects and ideas. Her work asks: what are the possibilities for connectedness and repair? Do we actually have a choice?