Article by Flor Linckens

"In Gallery O-68 in Velp, the exhibition 'On the Cusp' is on view until16 November. The gallery brings together two related yet clearly distinct artistic approaches. While Lotte Pet examines the body beyond its familiar exterior, Mirjam Pet-Jacobs looks to the edge zones where city, landscape and social traces intersect. Together, the works reveal how both human beings and their environments are in continuous transformation."
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Artist and daughter Lotte Pet and I have had a most wonderful duo exhibition at this gorgeous art gallery. There has been so much to been seen and experienced, from large oil paintings and mixed media works to micro textile pieces and stop motion videos. The best of all are always the talks with visitors.

Very busy installing work at the duo exhibition "On the Cusp" I'm having together with my brilliant daughter Lotte Pet at Gallery O-68, Velp, NL. It's going to look marvellous! Opening at Sunday October 19th.

An interesting and extended review of the exhibition ‘Was gibt’s Neues? Textilkünstlerische Denkanstöße’, Textil- und Rennsportmuseum, Hohenstein-Ernstthal 2025. You can read it in Gudrun Heinze's blog at Bernina. She has kindly given me consent to pick out a few images to share here.
Gudrun has organised and curated this exhibition together with museum leader Marina Palm and, together with the installation team, they have made a wonderful job of the presentation.

Mirjam Pet-Jacobs: The Healers. Mirjam has filled four large fabric panels, including old mangle cloths, with hand-stitched embroidery, joining different layers together. Here, they resemble the robes of monks or healers. The piece lying on the floor symbolizes vulnerability.
Photo credits: Dr. Wolfgang und Gudrun Heinz, with kind permission from the museum.

Mirjam Pet-Jacobs: The Healers, Ulrike Hartrumpf: Twins, Gisela Hafer: Ein Fastentuch für Zittau, Ursula Brenner: Im Fluß der Zeiten, Monika Flake: Blickwinkel (from left to right)
Photo credits: Dr. Wolfgang und Gudrun Heinz, with kind permission from the museum.

I'm very honoured to have been invited for an interview in the 20th anniversary edition of Patchwork Professional. This is the third time that they have made room in their magazine to present several of my works and let me tell a bit. It's wonderful to see the list of the other artists, whom I've all met during the past 36 years I've been deeply occupied with textiles, some of them as teachers or lecturers, others as good colleagues. It's so interesting to see where they are now and what they have done the past years. Much to come in the future. Thank you so much Dorothee and many congratulations with the anniversary!