Xénia Lucie Laffely

Xénia Lucie Laffely

Baby, should I pierce my nipples?
2022
Satin and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered
152.4 x 101.6 cm. (60 x 40 in.)
Blood lovers
2022
Satin and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered
152.4 x 101.6 cm. (60 x 40 in.)
Désobéissance
2022
Satin and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered; glass bead by Fanny-Jane
152.4 x 101.6 cm. (60 x 40 in.)
Property of love
2020
Digital print on layers of printed textiles, assembled and embroidered
81.2 x 63.5 cm. (32 x 25 in.)
Gucci boo
2022
Patchwork of printed, embroidered and quilted satin and velvet
50.8 x 40.6 cm. (20 x 16 in.)
Olivia & la cagoule de Safia
2022
Printed satin and velvet, assembled, embroidered, and quilted
121.9 x 121.9 cm. (48 x 48 in.)
Sparkly souvenirs from Clara
2023
Collage of satin, lycra and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered, metal stud
101.6 x 76.2 cm. (40 x 30 in.)
Les' Carabiner
2023
Collage of satin, lycra, denim and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered, glass bead, chain and metal stud
106.6 x 91.4 cm. (42 x 36 in.)
Candy stones
2023
Collage of satin, lycra and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered, glass bead and metal stud
101.6 x 76.2 cm. (40 x 30 in.)
Amande
2022
Print on aluminium, nail polish
40.6 x 40.6 cm. (16 x 16 in.)
Sleep smell
2022
Print on aluminium, nail polish
40.6 x 40.6 cm. (16 x 16 in.)
Baby, should I pierce my nipples?
2022
Satin and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered
152.4 x 101.6 cm. (60 x 40 in.)
Blood lovers
2022
Satin and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered
152.4 x 101.6 cm. (60 x 40 in.)
Désobéissance
2022
Satin and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered; glass bead by Fanny-Jane
152.4 x 101.6 cm. (60 x 40 in.)
Property of love
2020
Digital print on layers of printed textiles, assembled and embroidered
81.2 x 63.5 cm. (32 x 25 in.)
Gucci boo
2022
Patchwork of printed, embroidered and quilted satin and velvet
50.8 x 40.6 cm. (20 x 16 in.)
Olivia & la cagoule de Safia
2022
Printed satin and velvet, assembled, embroidered, and quilted
121.9 x 121.9 cm. (48 x 48 in.)
Sparkly souvenirs from Clara
2023
Collage of satin, lycra and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered, metal stud
101.6 x 76.2 cm. (40 x 30 in.)
Les' Carabiner
2023
Collage of satin, lycra, denim and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered, glass bead, chain and metal stud
106.6 x 91.4 cm. (42 x 36 in.)
Candy stones
2023
Collage of satin, lycra and velvet, printed, quilted and embroidered, glass bead and metal stud
101.6 x 76.2 cm. (40 x 30 in.)
Amande
2022
Print on aluminium, nail polish
40.6 x 40.6 cm. (16 x 16 in.)
Sleep smell
2022
Print on aluminium, nail polish
40.6 x 40.6 cm. (16 x 16 in.)

Biography

Xénia Lucie Laffely’s practice combines the traditional language of textile work with the contemporary aesthetic of digital photoshopped painting, creating hybrid pieces that questions hierarchies between art, design, and crafts. She creates a lively sentimental reappropriation of issues related to domestic space, intimacy, queer love, and self-fiction.

 

Xénia Lucie Laffely (b. 1987, Morges, Switzerland) lives and works between Lausanne and Montreal. She holds a BFA and an MFA in textile design from the Haute École d’art et de design (Geneva). Upcoming and recent solo exhibitions include presentations at Bradley Ertaskiran (Montreal), Eastern Edge Gallery (St-John’s) and Kunstraum Niederoesterreich (Vienna). recent group exhibitions include the Musée des arts décoratifs (Paris), the Nieuwe Instituut (Rotterdam), the Centre National d’Art Graphique Le Signe (Chaumont), Kunstraum Niedereoesterreich (Vienna), and Galerie Last Tango (Zurich), among others. Laffely was the 2019 recipient of the Swiss Design Award and a finalist for the 2020 Swiss Art Award.

Born in Morges, Switzerland, in 1987

Lives and works between Lausanne and Montreal

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