She wove the light into a web so that we could pause for a moment

Study of light, the light that reflects off everything we can see, is the focus of Ella Siltavuori’s MA thesis. The essence of light is examined in relation to woven textile materials, form, and space. In her thesis, she investigates the relationship between transparency and opacity, the reflectivity of the material, and the effects that light produces depending on the form of the material.

• I aim to understand the behaviour of light in relation to woven textiles through exploring the phenomenon of light through the lenses of philosophy, physics, materiality, and visual art, such as photography and sculpture.

Siltavuori’s artistic thesis is strongly based on visual background research. In the material research, woven fabrics are produced both by hand weaving and using an industrial weaving machine. In dozens of test samples, she examines how different structures and material choices in woven fabrics behave in relation to light. She works with linen and coated copper thread, which are also the materials used in the final piece of the thesis. The work is a sculptural lighting piece that functions as spatial art; it consists of two different woven fabrics and lights.

• I want to create evolving atmospheres and images In the various lighting conditions of the piece. I aim to capture moments and impressions that light can create in nature and bring them indoors.

Ella Siltavuori

ella.siltavuori@aalto.fi

+358 45128556

@ellasiltavuori