Mothers and destiny

A black-and-white photograph of a seated figure is overlaid with intricate embroidery in blue, grey, and pink tones, creating organic, branch-like textile forms across the surface. The combination of photographic base and stitched intervention is characteristic of Strik's mixed media practice exploring memory and materiality.

Material

Stitched canvas, mixed media textile

Date

2025
Mothers and destiny — 2025 — Stitched canvas, mixed media textile — by Berend Strik

About the piece

A black-and-white photograph of a seated figure is overlaid with intricate embroidery in blue, grey, and pink tones, creating organic, branch-like textile forms across the surface. The combination of photographic base and stitched intervention is characteristic of Strik's mixed media practice exploring memory and materiality.

Medium: Painting

Year: 1994