Hara Athanasopoulou
Hara graduated the Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) and
has been awarded the Jan Roede Prize 2024. The jury: "She combines the precision, patience and attention inherent in craftsmanship with an inquisitive attitude with which she opens up to underlying stories."
Her research into the craft of textile production penetrates the complexity of textile fabrics, but also focuses on the role women have played for centuries in designing and manufacturing these fabrics. Inspired by her grandmothers in Greece, who were the first to teach her the art of needlework, she tries to unravel the complex relationship between textile making and the significance women have had for it throughout history. Just as a fabric is built up layer by layer with angelic patience, so a drawing can be woven together stitch by stitch with great precision with a stunning visual result. With reconstructions of the textile working process, Hara not only exposes the beauty of structures and patterns, but also highlights the resilience, creativity and artistic skill with which women from generation to generation sustained themselves with this.
Hara Athanasopoulou
Habitual Vessel, 2025
Dimensions: 110cm length x 89cm width
Material: semedakia fabrics, pigments, beads
The tapestry is composed of hundreds of traditional Greek doilies, called semedakia, central to the artist’s heritage. These doilies/lace are colored, folded and compressed, hiding their intricate patterns and the labour behind them. This act reflects the undervaluation of domestic textile work in history.
Price 5200
Hara Athanasopoulou
Silent cocoon, 2025
Semedakia fabrics, pigments, beads
The tapestry is composed of hundreds of traditional Greek doilies, called semedakia, central to the artist’s heritage. These doilies/lace are colored, folded and compressed, hiding their intricate patterns and the labour behind them. This act reflects the undervaluation of domestic textile work in history.
Price 2100
Hara Athanasopoulo
Soft Chamber, 2025
Semedakia fabrics, pigments, beads
The tapestry is composed of hundreds of traditional Greek doilies, called semedakia, central to the artist’s heritage. These doilies/lace are colored, folded and compressed, hiding their intricate patterns and the labour behind them. This act reflects the undervaluation of domestic textile work in history.
Price 2200
Hara Athanasopoulou
Threaded Keep, 2025
Semedakia fabrics, pigments, beads
The tapestry is composed of hundreds of traditional Greek doilies, called semedakia, central to the artist’s heritage. These doilies/lace are colored, folded and compressed, hiding their intricate patterns and the labour behind them. This act reflects the undervaluation of domestic textile work in history.
Price 2000
Hara Athanasopoulou
Threads of Timeless Tales, 2024
Tapestry
Traditional found lace fabrics from Greece (called Semedakia), thread
180cm x 100cm
The tapestry is composed of hundreds of traditional Greek doilies, called semedakia, central to the artist’s heritage. These doilies/lace are folded and compressed, hiding their intricate patterns and the labour behind them. This act reflects the undervaluation of domestic textile work in history.
The hidden patterns symbolize the overlooked artistry of female makers, while the collective result of these fabrics highlights the resilience of their makers.
Price 6200
Hara Athanasopoulou
Threads of Timeless Tales, 2024
Tapestry with weave
Traditional found lace fabrics from Greece (called Semedakia), thread
The mini tapestry is composed of many traditional Greek doilies, called semedakia, and discarded curtains central to the artist’s heritage. These doilies/lace are folded and compressed, hiding their intricate patterns and the labour behind them. This act reflects the undervaluation of domestic textile work in history. The hidden patterns symbolize the overlooked artistry of female makers, while the collective result of these fabrics highlights the resilience of their makers.
50 x 30cm
Price 1800
Hara Athanasopoulou
Threads of Timeless Tales (2024)
Drawing series of 6
Fine liner pen, paper
42x30cm
The drawings are made using a counting method which is used to mark each movement involved in textile work. Every line represents the often overlooked labour performed by women - stitch by stitch, knot by knot, line by line. By tracing each mark, I bring visibility to the time, effort, and care embedded in these processes. Each line tells a maker’s story, and together, they weave a collective narrative of strength and resilience.
Price 500 (incl frame)