textile forum about Mascha Mioni at the 8th ISSymposium in Hong Kong

Mascha Mioni's works Karukareb I and II, dyed with redbush-tea in the art magazine textile forum

MASCHA MIONI / CH

This painter and textile artist studied katazome under Shinzo Kajiwara in Tokyo 1994/95. Her art-to-wear has featured at various shibori symposia as well as the exhibition "Wearable Art - Draped, Shaped, Flow and Shadow" held at the Hong Kong Design Institute from 14th Dec. 2011 to 13th Jan. 2012.

"Mascha Mioni expresses art through clothing. She is often guided by coincidence, for instance during a stay in South Africa where she was forced to use natural dye because her 15 litres of Dupont dyes did not get through airport security. The colours produced by dried red bush (rooibos) tea are a reflection of Africa - its landscape, often bleak and containing thousands of browns, ochres, beiges and yellows.

textile forum 1/2012, S. 23

The reknown textile artist Christina Conklin/USA comments the exhibition:

"...Wearable Art: Draped, Shaped, Flow and Shadow, curated by Lydia Tanji and Elita Lam, included dramatic hats and gowns, as well as several shibori pieces, the most compelling of which were Mascha Mioni's redbush tea-dyed paper garments..."

textile forum 1/2012, S. 21