Wings and friends with Lanny Bergner

From 18 September to 20 October 2024 Timeless Textiles Gallery presents a group exhibition, Wings: Lanny Bergner and Friends, built around the metal biomorphic sculptural objects that USA- based mixed media sculpture and installation artist, Lanny Bergner, created from 2019 until July 2021 to form his solo project, Wings.
Each artwork in Wings was constructed from stainless steel and/or copper mesh and was “flame-painted” with a butane or propane torch. The colours on the mesh were achieved by heat alone; no chemical patinas were used in the heat-treating process. The structure, semi-transparent iridescence and the linear veining of insect wings informed Lanny’s fashioning of wing-like forms from stainless steel mesh.
The centrepiece of the Timeless Textiles’ exhibition, Wings: Lanny Bergner and Friends, is an installation of over 200 large-scale bee wing forms suspended with monofilament from ceiling to floor. The bee wing imagery particularly references environmental concerns regarding colony collapse disorder, which has affected bee pollinators worldwide. In this exhibition, Lanny’s insect wing inspired sculptures are accompanied by the works of 18 other national and international fibre artists. These works will be installed to create spaces inhabited by forms inspired by nature and will be suspended, freestanding or wall-mounted in the gallery.
Anne Kempton chats with Lanny Bergner, Danielle Bodiene and Wilma SImmons To view the exhibition timelesstextil...