Gina Soden
Cotton Factory 1
Selected for the 2025 London Art Biennale, United Kingdom. Mixed media on canvas, 2023. 54x44cm.
This work was inspired by an extraordinary abandoned factory I visited after an art residency at Villa Lena. To bring the work to life, I included texture and narrative by incorporating scraps of paper, fading fabric, and dust collected from the factory floor. These elements merge with a scene I photographed in the sewing room, featuring colourful cotton reels.