London Biennale

Gina Soden

Cotton Factory 1

Cotton Factory 1 by Gina Soden, Mixed media on canvas, 2023

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.