RHIZOM 8 (2019)
An exhibition of textile and paper works developed during a 3-month residency at Kunstkollektivet 8B, in Denmark. During that period Clara took reference from local folklore, particularly myths, interweaving them with everyday aspects of her own experience. She learned about an ancient people who lived in a forest nearby, a stone-throwing giant and a golden chain buried underground.
The fabrics used by Clara in this project belonged to her grandmother and in Denmark they received a new life through being dyed with seaweed, berries and synthetic pigments, as well as being embroidered and mixed with other materials such as papier-mâché, paper and wood.
The fabrics used by Clara in this project belonged to her grandmother and in Denmark they received a new life through being dyed with seaweed, berries and synthetic pigments, as well as being embroidered and mixed with other materials such as papier-mâché, paper and wood.
![Exhibition view at Nykøbing’s library](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c0caff1c8e95266214ee3a7d5684c27cc27c962b5085738e48ee591715ea844c/Rhizom8_14web.jpg)
![Tree; silkscreen prints on hand-dyed cotton; 140 x 120 cm (approx.)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfb53c53e86fa50f284f8b0908ccfd4f26efb788491ca9a61028f1e5296d15af/Arvore-geral_Clara-Leitao_Contextile2020.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba3b0a5b1e65fd5a171e342f380c8574a1bda57484c545c845271c4df2680b6a/Rhizom8_7web.jpg)
![House; acrylic and collage on wood](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/847aa58582bb50159285cf6974c6da3280feeee41b992e25064109a11195322c/House_Cwrgo.jpg)
![House (inside view); gouache on wood](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9803630267a4d4e2999712d586afc6c19bcc41830c59946d06d748ec07747d41/Rhizom8_4web.jpg)
![Sukkertang; screen print on hand-dyed linen; 193 x 39 cm](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d3ec199fde784a6fd07817759dffb7a3212a3a4eacb3aeaa975097e215df7742/Rhizom8_20web.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/144ab1495ce7e8a2f4e8a0a6b3fa3d2c82594ec6b64f09b71dda67eff4b3f6b7/Rhizom8_19web.jpg)
![Exhibition view (drawings)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c98f972ab8e87eeb936267b1384caacf8f89cb64bf02d60c2e7a2312c74b916b/Rhizom8_2web.jpg)
![Golden chain; pencil on paper; 14,85 x 21 cm](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5bb2a20366d00b78fbc502e14cdf26b8e55744a5f2062158a370b8ab33b18b18/Unnerud-drawings_6.jpg)
![Stone-throwing giant; assembly of found and screen-printed fabrics](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0011c6eeef64defb5ab746d26745273aa1d7aaa949532ec0bd8e772bbb777a96/Rhizom8_21web.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/207afa58444ff72a3a1af02c4e0105fb79d2387e3409c78c353e2a93f69b3bce/Rhizom8_3web.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7008c9a9cd30157f4a5d51f5dd19004a2aa5cb79841ad0dba19a255b45255a16/Rhizom8_16web.jpg)
![Ulkerupfolket; embroidery and collage on paper and fabric; 120 x 350 cm (approx)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/221153cbe810235d1f4ff7b494bc451223caa7be8da9e1764eef579777a7e3e4/Rhizom8_1web.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/803645a60b8195df0b8d97498475cccc68501d63286a00403e03be5eee491b4c/Rhizom8_10web.jpg)
![Troldstuerne; acrylic on wood and papier-mâché; embroidery on hand dyed cotton; 124 cm (diameter)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0471205763059d1882b543e84356960f9b4b7e5ffaccfb785bd28031ff1cfac2/troldstuerne.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d194c46b6354046f069712a0a0eb8cf2635b4e97d5dfc35efd84a22fea8b5cb/Rhizom8_18web.jpg)