Kinga Földi
I often observe nature, its beauty and wonder, and thus build a small sculptural universe composed of plants and animals.
Kinga Földi is a Budapest-based textile sculptor from Hungary. She forayed into the realm of art by collecting objects, primarily fabric pieces, wherever she found them and experimented by assembling them to create a sculpture. The practice ignited her passion for art and led her to pursue a formal education at the prestigious Moholy Nagy University. During her academic years, she was equipped with the knowledge of bobbin lace-making, origami, and surface manipulation which helped her understand how she wanted to express herself through textile sculpting.
After graduating, Földi chose silk as her canvas and resumed her creative journey in the field of fashion and jewellery designing; creating wearable sculptures for several projects. Földi's artworks have enjoyed extensive exhibition exposure both in Hungary and Italy. In addition, they have been recognized by international magazines. Through her sculptures, Földi aims to narrate the beauty of nature often ignored in the digital age and hopes to evoke a sense of joy and warmth in her viewers as they engage in sensory experiences through the softness of silk.
She also explores the creation of floral motifs to incorporate in her works and creates bigger works by glueing together several silk stripes to create a similar tactile effect. Földi finds inspiration in flora and fauna which is reflected profoundly in her silk sculptures. Nature provides the inspiration for her beautiful silk sculptures which are constructed from hundreds of pin-tucks. She aims for her sculptures to be“soul-resting objects, in an accelerated modern world.”
- Art: Kinga Földi