Through intricately woven constructions, Peroi’s practice situates itself within the expanded field of contemporary textile art, combining painting, craft and architectural traditions with conceptual depth. Peroi’s sculptural substrates allude to both Donald Judd and scaffolding—part architectural partition, part ephemeral forest. Built from wooden frames and woven with strips of shredded silk paintings, the panels act as translucent veils through which light passes, breathing like gills.
Peroi’s installations are not merely to be viewed, but activate the viewer’s body as a sensing, moving presence. Her commitment to handcraft is central to her practice. She approaches weaving not as technique but as a performative, durational act. After meticulously shredding her gouache on silk paintings into irregular ribbons, Peroi reconstructs them through the tapestry loom. Referencing both landscape painting and architectural partitioning, the work sits at the intersection of visual and spatial disciplines.
Élise Peroi
Continue reading

