3rd Prize (ex-aequo) 2015

Creation – Alessandro Piangiamore, artist born in 1976, Italian, lives and works in Italy (Rome). Weaving – Atelier Catherine Bernet, weaver Vincent Feix, Felletin, 2020 Low-warp tapestry, cotton warp, mercerized cotton weft, 7.5 warp threads per cm Colors – 262 colors, (chemical dye)

Alessandro Piangiamore is an artist particularly inspired by nature, elements, mineral and organic materials, natural history, and rituals. He creates composite installations, sculptures, engravings, etc. His production is diverse but with a constant alchemical quality; his works evoke imagination in a conceptual and poetic dimension.

Here, the reeds combine the delicacy of a fine weave depicting peacock feathers with the raw, natural toughness of a wooden branch.