“Without softness and gentleness, humans are nothing but boring mind-machines. Society has grown into habits of pushing hard to move forward, leaving no spaces, no room for love, no emotional appreciation…This has to change, and the first step is to learn how to even notice the subtle nuances. If humans cannot see them, feel them or value them, they can never learn to appreciate and collaborate with nature.”
The creative approach of Signe Emdal might be characterized as nomadic...searching for symbiotic energies in serene places to create works with an embracing ambience, to quote the artist. Emdal characterizes herself as a textile composer, transforming emotions and ambiences into tangible textile structures, and her works are indeed ethereal and poetic like music. Influenced by nature and textile traditions of the past, yet with a strong futuristic appearance, her works evoke hybrid aesthetics and timeframes, offering widespread associations, such as animal furs, butterflies, ceremonial artifacts and luscious parures. Sensitive and sensual, the wool sculptures vibrate and seem almost alive, like creatures from outer space, or exotic species from the deep-sea, another great inspiration to the artist besides science fiction and music.