Art Exhibition at the Telemark Kunstmuseum

Emal member Ellen Baskår presented her work in an exhibition and an artist talk at the Telemark Kunstmuseum on the 16th of November, 2023. Tekstile fortellinger, or “textile narratives” (freely translated to English) are machine stitched visual narratives that show events, experiences and situations that are, in various ways, linked to local folk poetry, such as rhymes, rules, ballads and verses. Ellen also sings the ballades that she has depicted in her work as she is an educated folklore singer.

Below are some examples of Ellen’s machine stitched visual narratives of local folklores and ballads.