Italian-born textile and environmental artist Elena Redaelli has lived in Norway since 2013. Redaelli produces site-specific sculpture and installation, created from a deep relationship with place (environmental art) and society (workshops and engagement).

Nature is the main source of inspiration for Redaelli, both as a reference, as a subject and then as an object, becoming part of the artefacts she produces. Her gestures are translated into matter, growing in volumes and modelling from nature. From nature, it extrapolates tension and softness. The resulting surface mirrors and suggests an instinctive knowledge of the world.

Throughout her residency at the ATW in 2017 Redaelli continued to investigate the interaction between the natural weaving techniques of Europe and Asia; in particular researching the use of natural and sustainable materials within aboriginal, traditional and contemporary weaving practice.

Since 2010 Redaelli has been an active member of international environmental art movements: AININ and YatooI and has been working on international projects in Italy, Germany, Korea, China, and Taiwan. She has participated in international exhibitions, including (between others): Rest Art – Trame d’autore at Imbiancheria del Vajro in Torino, IT; 14 International Triennial of Tapestry at the Muzeum Wlokiennictwa in Lodz, PL and Miniartextil Cosmo in San Franceso’s Church in Como, IT.