BA SOLO EXHIBITION HYDRA
BRATSERA HOTEL, Hydra Island, Greece
Ba art and rug exhibition 2023
Ba’s third exhibition of the year, was displayed on Hydra Island, Greece. It included new handmade additions that serve as both floor rugs and tapestries. The show was held at the Bratsera Hotel, an 1860s sponge factory that has been charmingly restored into one of the more unique boutique hotels in Greece.
The works were exhibited in the historic room, where sponges were prepared for commercial use, boasting original architectural features.
The designs @ba_atelier, are based on the artist's (Salma Barakat) analogue collages, translated into handwoven rugs produced in Egypt. The initial collages were displayed alongside tapestries to show the design process, presented as signed, limited edition art prints on Japanese handmade Tesuki-Washi Fine Art paper.
A short video reel, projected on a stone wall, depicted Ba’s artworks being handwoven in Atfeeh village. Salma collaborates closely with the weavers, who work in a well-run, purpose-built workshop operated by a local NGO charity.
LOCATION: Bratsera Hotel, Hydra Island, Greece
EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHY: Niclas Gillich
HISTORIC PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRATSERA HOTEL
Sponge worker at Bratsera, Hydra
Fragments wool rug
Sponge factory workers at Bratsera, Hydra (history)
Ba art & rugs exhibition
Rug makers wall projection
Pyramid rug . tapestry
Ba collage art . Japanese handmade Tesuki-Washi paper
Sponge collectors at Bratsera, Hydra
Infinty rug as displayed