Another Kind of Bossa Nova: Innovative Turkish Textiles Giant Teams Up with Julie Tremblay in "Storks and Eagles" Installation in Copenhagen, August 7

(Above) A shot taken in Julie Tremblay’s workshop of a work in progress for her “Storks and Eagles” installation.

I wrote a week ago about Julie Tremblay (indirectly, as the post was actually about why Craig Scott Gallery is "an address to remember"), and indicated we would soon have some interesting news to announce following on from her sensational Reflections exhibition at the gallery in May.

Well, here we are. I am delighted and excited to announce that the largest (and, it seems, perhaps also the eco-friendliest) textile, fabric and garment company in Turkey (Bossa) has commissioned Tremblay to create 26 pieces of “wearable art” for a fashion event called “Vision CPH” in Copenhagen’s annual Fashion Week.

Tremblay’s installation is called “Storks and Eagles.” It consists of 24 mannequins wearing Bossa jeans and also, from hips to the top of their heads, clothing and headwear created by Tremblay from the same cast-off industrial sheet metal that she uses to create the figurative Reflections sculptures. Two actors, who will also be wearing Tremblay-created sculptured clothing, will pose and otherwise interact with the mannequins, making the installation something of a performance piece as well. The sculptured clothing morphs into bird-like shapes, turning the installation of the mannequins and actors into a kind of humanoid aviary.

“Storks and Eagles” is being exhibited in three days time in the Øksnehallen district of Copenhagen, and runs August 7-10. After the installation, Bossa plans to auction the Tremblay pieces for charity.

Tremblay is the real deal. Several pieces from the Reflections show remain available at exhibition prices that are very much on the low side (and won't stay this low for very long). Keep in mind that only two of the pieces in the Reflections exhibition were wall-mounted. The majority (7 of 9) either float from the ceiling (one Toronto collector couple have their piece hanging from in a window alcove), while a few are floor pieces. With a little imagination, even homes bursting at the seams with wall art will have a surprising range of options in terms of where to place Tremblay's non-wall work.

Do think about it, and consider getting in on the ground floor with an emerging global talent! (I swore I would not use an exclamation mark, except in jest, in this blog, but, well, Tremblay is well worth an exclamation or two.)