Construction en textile - 2019 ….
Sculptures textiles : Les Apatrides
Textile Sculptures : Stateless

Tantôt hommage tantôt actualisation, ses œuvres semblent célébrer la main et l’esprit humains, tout en s’inscrivant dans la lignée historique et humaine portées par ces objets. Les choix de ses sujets révèlent un attachement particulier à des savoir-faire populaires et traditionnellement féminins comme le travail du textile (broderie, tressage, dentelle, etc), cherchant à valoriser ce labeur et ces techniques souvent invisibilisés 

At once homages and contemporary readings, her works celebrates the human hands and minds that made these objects, while pursuing the traditions and histories they hold. The choice of her subjects reveals a particular attachment to crafts traditionally carried out by working-class women such as textile work (embroidery, lace, braiding, etc), and seeks to highlight their oft-overlooked labour and skills. Central to Mathieu’s approach is a process of observation and learning developed during multiple residencies in the collections of history and ethnographic museums, where she starts a dialogue with the objects. What results from this intimacy and close contact are both photographs that bring to life the memory these objects hold, and textile creations that draw on this heritage and continue it.