• Irene Düring “arms of destiny”, 2003, pencil on tracing paper, felt, 35x25 cm

    Irene Düring “arms of destiny”, 2003, pencil on tracing paper, felt, 35x25 cm 

  • Irene Düring “you can cross me”, 2007, (detail) wall embroidery 160x7.5 cm

    Irene Düring “you can cross me”, 2007, (detail) wall embroidery 160x7.5 cm 

  • Irene Düring "hand me a flower", 2005, embroidered prosthetic arm

    Irene Düring "hand me a flower", 2005, embroidered prosthetic arm 

  • Irene Düring "hand me a flower", 2007, exhibition invitation card

    Irene Düring "hand me a flower", 2007, exhibition invitation card 

hand me a flower

Opening Wednesday, 3 October, 7–11pm

Closing Saturday, 20 October, 6–8pm followed by dinner prepared by Karin Müller at the Perla-Mode restaurant. No registration required, available while supplies last ... Contribution towards expenses CHF 25. Thanks to Tamo (Restaurant Italia, Zurich Aussersihl) for the wine.

Exhibition open Wednesday 6–11pm, Friday and Saturday 3–6pm
Perla-Mode Special, Saturday, 6 October, 7–11pm

message salon, Perla-Mode
Langstrasse 84/ Brauerstrasse 37, 8004 Zurich

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Irene Düring embroiders pictures, both her own and found ones, or the embroidery needle pierces the plaster of a wall. The feminine craft of embroidery tips over into subtle aggression, causing injuries and insisting with needle pricks. Thread and needle sew broken things back together; fabrics and threads want to be touched and felt. Tights rise demanding like overly long legs towards the ceiling.
The hand that creates, feels, touches, injures and repairs again has a broader meaning in Irene Düring’s exhibition. In a selection of collected drawings and photos, the motif of hands refers to a very personal motivation – her preoccupation with the lifelong relationship with her prosthetic hand, which has been a tool and part of her body since childhood.
The materiality of textiles and the processing of fabrics and threads by hand have fascinated Irene Düring since her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and have shaped her work. In her first solo exhibition in Zurich at the message salon, Irene Düring presents an overview of her ongoing work.