Trine Mauritz studied in Japan, in Animatsu near Nagoya, in the early nineties. Here she explored special folding and colour techniques. In 1996 she completed a Master’s Degree at Kunsthøgskolen in Bergen, where her main study was the art of Itajme Shibori. Mauritz developed her own method using a energetic and powerful thicker quality of woolen cloth, unlike the delicate, thin textile traditionally used.
Mauritz often uses colour as a starting point. She works in dialogue with the material, observing and interpreting the materials as she interacts with them. In her exploratory approach she aims to gain knowledge and experience in order to obtain a deeper relationship with the works, both as an observer and a creator. She describes the process as moving within both known and unknown territory, and to move from empirical knowledge towards chaos and back again. Mauritz will be showing 3 large textile works built from modules, in addition to a series of watercolours.
