For the first time in New York, Galerie Amélie Maison d’Art presents the woven works of La Filature with the exhibition Corners of France. Until Saturday, April 19, nearly forty pieces—landscapes, silhouettes, or lettering—are displayed like small poems on the walls of the Soho gallery. Paris, Perpignan, St. Jean de Luz, but also Los Angeles with the Chateau Marmont, or Palm Springs—these thread-and-needle-drawn landscapes evoke memories that are easy to make one’s own. A surfer walking along the shore, a fountain in a Parisian park, a snow-capped mountain above red rooftops: a kind of shared memory softens us as we wander through these vignettes.

As we speak with the artist, Sandrine Torredemer, we understand that the story behind the work is not as idyllic as the embroidered images might suggest. Life’s trials have marked her path—embroidery became her escape, a way to silence dark thoughts, to pass the time, and eventually to heal and reinvent herself. Like a revelation, after long “chasing perfection” in her work, she experienced a shift by embracing letting go—accepting imperfection.

“La Filature: La Filature, Corners of France,” Galerie Amélie du Chalard, 85–87 Mercer St. Until Saturday, April 19.

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