Quan els homes dormen 1980

Carles Delclaux Is made 'Quan els homes dormen' which translates as 'When men sleep' with woven textures in blues, purples, and greens, which seem to soften into a twilight world. Imagine the artist building up the image, stitch by stitch, choosing each color and texture—the soft pile of the owl's feathers, the smooth sheen of the moon, the tiny, precise hearts dotted across the image. I'm thinking this artist must have been thinking about folk art and the tradition of storytelling through craft, inviting us into a dream-like space. The materials are so evocative: the gentle gradation of purples, the way the light catches the green shoots, and the moon which seems to glow with its own inner light. What does it mean to make an image of dreams? What kind of symbols are being used here? These questions resonate with artists across time, the way to create visual experiences that allow for multiple interpretations, shifting across generations.