Linda Hollier
Updated: Jul 14, 2022
Today, finds me back in the UAE after almost three years. I am on a special journey - one which began when I decided to apply for the Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival 2022.
I have been preparing for this journey since I heard that two of my works had been selected for the festival. The festival begins next week and I will be sharing often on social media while on this visit to the UAE. In the mean time I would like to share with you a piece that I have written about this year’s special edition of the festival and my participation in it.
“The Journey” - read it here
Linda Hollier
Updated: Apr 7
Interconnected
©2021 Linda Hollier
Stephen Paré is a writer, a composer and a visual artist. A large part of his work is devoted to pieces that have both text and image, or both music and text.
Stephen is currently working on a book, and I look forward to it being published.
Stephen and I have been friends on Instagram for many years now, and I have always been inspired by our discussions. I was delighted when Stephen, @verbonnet, agreed to collaborate with me and write a text to accompany my piece, "Interconnected". I was thrilled when Stephen informed me that he would also write accompanying music.
Please take a few minutes to sit back and relax, and look at the artwork above whilst listening to Stephen reading "Marroni Caldi" (Roasted Chestnuts) set to music:
For the written text, see here.
Linda Hollier
When we still lived in the UAE, I had one of my images printed multiple times onto fabric whilst I was on a visit to Germany. Now living in Canada, I finally got round to working on it during lockdown.
The work is made up of three layers, two of which I cut into strips to weave; the third serves as a backing.
I chose a weaving effect to portray interconnectedness and interdependence - concepts we all became more aware of after the onset of the pandemic, and the necessity of which will be strongly felt as we move out of it.
As all stores were shut at the onset of Covid, I made use of the cotton I had at home to do all the required stitching by hand.
The finished piece is 100cm X 130cm.