Blanka Šperková (b. 1948, Slovakia)
My World, 2003

Šperková creates sculptures and jewellery out of thin wire using her own technique. Some of her works are highly figurative, but I am more interested in the ones like My World, where regularity of the grid outlines highly irregular shapes that resemble organic forms found in nature. My crochet (and occasional machine knitting) tends to develop in similar direction, especially when I use metallic wire or fishing line – whether on their own or in combination with textiles.