Exhibition La Chaise-Dieu – France

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Sunlit stone cloister: a long vaulted arcade with repeating arches along a corridor.

Exhibition La Chaise-Dieu – France

Above, Cloister of the Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu

Regards textiles-Sabine Cibert ©Laurent Pyot

A fresh look at the textiles used in tapestry in the 16th century at Chaise-Dieu

Richelieu Hall, La Chaise-Dieu Abbey, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

October 2021 – Collaborative project involving 75 participants

Joint Syndicate of the Chaise-Dieu Project
HS_Projets FITE 2020

 

Excerpt from the FITE publication 2020

Installation of stacked colored books forming a freestanding screen in a gallery with brick floor and wooden ceiling beams.

Regards textiles sur les tapisseries de la Chaise-Dieu – face 1

Panel covered with many colorful fabric swatches arranged in vertical columns in a gallery space.

Regards textiles sur les tapisseries de la Chaise-Dieu – face 2

Stack of fabric swatches in neutral and earth tones with varied textures and fringed edges.

Regards textiles sur les tapisseries de la Chaise-Dieu – détail

Installation of stacked books forming a solid screen in a white-walled gallery with a brick floor and wooden ceiling beams; a large window is visible to the right.

Regards textiles sur les tapisseries de la Chaise-Dieu – face 1