The snow melts in Ice Lake Valley, 2016

Linda Lasson  

"Linda Lasson is a textile artist based overlooking a lake and forests in the northern part of Sweden. The surrounding landscape is a constant presence and inspiration to her when creating embroideries, taking elements from the patterns, shapes and colours of nature and blending them into intricate works of art. There is also a literal natural presence in many of her artworks, as Lasson often mounts the embroideries on bark from different trees.
Another great inspiration for the artist is the indigenous people located in the north of Europe, the Sámi. Some of the embroideries are about their situation; trying to hold on to their traditions(managing herds of reindeers) while living surrounding by local people who want to exploit their land for mining, and facing increasing threats from other people who don't agree with their way of living.

Utilising simple, thin sewing thread, Lasson’s work has both sculptural and graphic expressions. She combines materials such as reindeer skin, geotextiles and reinforcing cloth, though she considers the search for different materials to use to be infinite. Lasson’s artwork can been seen in exhibitions both in Sweden and London, as well as cities such as Amsterdam, New York and Montreal. Her embroideries are also sold by the noted Swedish art gallery Andersson/Sandström located in Umeå and in Stockholm."