Margret Eicher, Shallow, 2024, Courtesy of Galerie Michael Janssen
The ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany, is showcasing the solo exhibition "Margret Eicher: Digital Worlds," open through November 10, 2024. This exhibition features 14 large-scale tapestries by Eicher who is represented by Galerie Michael Janssen in Berlin. The artworks are influenced by digital culture, video game language, and visuals from science fiction and popular cinema.
A standout piece is the impressive 30-meter-long tapestry titled BATTLE:RELOADED (2022), inspired by the historic Bayeux Tapestry and populated with contemporary figures, both real and fictional, including Julian Assange, Lady Gaga, Lara Croft, and the Ninja Turtles. Complementing this massive work are smaller tapestries that delve deeper into Eicher's creative vision, filled with characters and settings from popular culture.
Margret Eicher, It’s a Digital World 5, 2024. Courtesy of Galerie Michael Janssen
Originally from Viersen, Germany, and now residing in Berlin, Margret Eicher is celebrated for her large-scale "media tapestries." By using this traditional medium, she explores themes of contemporary culture and technological evolution, offering new interpretations of information and perspectives in today's digital landscape. Her works incorporate found images and media references, creating a new textile-based digital universe that questions the veracity of its elements. Eicher often works in series, each with its unique aesthetic, while employing collage and appropriation techniques throughout her body of work.
Eicher's pieces function as immersive narratives, combining both familiar and unfamiliar elements—such as the Death Star featured in It’s a Digital World 4 (2023). By sourcing materials from various origins, she recontextualizes symbols and motifs through complex and dramatic arrangements. The tapestry format also evokes historical visual storytelling, allowing her works to appear as artifacts from alternative realities. In a time of increasing concerns about the digital future, Eicher's playful yet theatrical approach presents intriguing possibilities for engagement.
Margret Eicher, It’s A Digital World 4, 2023, Courtesy of Galerie Michael Janssen
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Margret Eicher, Shallow, 2024, Courtesy of Galerie Michael Janssen
The ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany, is showcasing the solo exhibition "Margret Eicher: Digital Worlds," open through November 10, 2024. This exhibition features 14 large-scale tapestries by Eicher who is represented by Galerie Michael Janssen in Berlin. The artworks are influenced by digital culture, video game language, and visuals from science fiction and popular cinema.
A standout piece is the impressive 30-meter-long tapestry titled BATTLE:RELOADED (2022), inspired by the historic Bayeux Tapestry and populated with contemporary figures, both real and fictional, including Julian Assange, Lady Gaga, Lara Croft, and the Ninja Turtles. Complementing this massive work are smaller tapestries that delve deeper into Eicher's creative vision, filled with characters and settings from popular culture.
Margret Eicher, It’s a Digital World 5, 2024. Courtesy of Galerie Michael Janssen
Originally from Viersen, Germany, and now residing in Berlin, Margret Eicher is celebrated for her large-scale "media tapestries." By using this traditional medium, she explores themes of contemporary culture and technological evolution, offering new interpretations of information and perspectives in today's digital landscape. Her works incorporate found images and media references, creating a new textile-based digital universe that questions the veracity of its elements. Eicher often works in series, each with its unique aesthetic, while employing collage and appropriation techniques throughout her body of work.
Eicher's pieces function as immersive narratives, combining both familiar and unfamiliar elements—such as the Death Star featured in It’s a Digital World 4 (2023). By sourcing materials from various origins, she recontextualizes symbols and motifs through complex and dramatic arrangements. The tapestry format also evokes historical visual storytelling, allowing her works to appear as artifacts from alternative realities. In a time of increasing concerns about the digital future, Eicher's playful yet theatrical approach presents intriguing possibilities for engagement.
Margret Eicher, It’s A Digital World 4, 2023, Courtesy of Galerie Michael Janssen
