Anna Perach, an artist influenced by her Ukrainian roots and Soviet aesthetics, creates humanoid sculptures from tufted carpet that embody themes of femininity, magic, and the uncanny. These life-size figures are designed to be both eerie and comforting, inviting viewers to engage with their tactile surfaces. Perach reflects on her childhood experiences with carpets, illustrating how these memories shape her work. Her artistry reveals the complex interplay of history and personal narrative, while her pieces challenge viewers to reconsider what lies 'under the rug' both literally and metaphorically.
Perach's life-size humanoid sculptures made of tufted carpet surround us, their presence equal parts eerie and warming, steeped in narrative from folklore and fairytales.
The sculptures cry out to be touched, with their beautifully fluffy, varied and multicoloured surfaces. They are, as she says, aesthetically overbearing.
I grew up with tons of carpet. It's heavy and weird but creates cosiness. The unexpected way she uses carpets brings to mind the phrase sweeping it under the rug.
Her medium of tufted carpet came to her intuitively, highlighting the tension between excess and scarcity in the history of Russian taste.
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