"It was so hot during the days that Matzeg and her partner could only sightsee in the morning and at night. "I had this crazy vertigo the whole trip. So that's what defined the night portion of this project," she explains. "We did more at night because of how uncomfortable it was to go outside during the day." The two had also purchased a new camera that allowed them to use a film-like setting. The result: dreamy images of cities at night."
"When she got home, Matzeg also bought a colour printer; she printed out her photographs, cut them out and pinned them up. Images of a 7-Eleven facade lit up from within, a lantern glowing against a wall and - of course - a portable fan lying prone on an inscrutable surface are just some of the textile depictions she crafted from these images. One of the most evocative is of a taxi heading out into the night."
""In Kyoto, the cabs are all these vintage crown comfort Toyotas, and they all have different little emblems on the top for the different companies - like a flower clover. They're so precious." Matzeg sources her cotton threads in France and Japan. The black linen was completely new to her. "What the black linen does is take these scenes from a crazy, busy part of the city and everything else just falls away.""
Punch needle pieces on black linen portray nighttime moments remembered from trips to Jeju Island and Kyoto. Extreme daytime heat limited sightseeing to mornings and evenings, while vertigo defined the night experiences. A new camera enabled a film-like look, producing dreamy city-at-night images. After returning home, photographs were printed, cut out, and pinned up to guide textile construction. Scenes include illuminated storefronts, lanterns, and everyday objects such as a portable fan, along with a taxi leaving into darkness. Cotton threads are sourced from France and Japan, and black linen removes surrounding distractions so objects and architecture appear to float against the night backdrop.
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