From Ink to Silk

The creative encounter between visual artist Nikomachi Karakostanoglou and the Art Rug Projects initiative by Electra Soutzoglou brings together an artist and a historic carpet weaving enterprise in a dialogue between matter and spirit, past and present, the gesture of art and the art of hand-weaving — in an act of translation and transformation.

In this bold project, visual artist Nikomachi Karakostanoglou—who also traces her roots to Asia Minor—steps in as a creative voice, bringing her own cultural heritage into the conversation. In her practice, she approaches material not simply as a vessel for form, but as a carrier of memory, energy, and sensation. Light and water are fundamental elements in her work—not merely as images, but as ways of perceiving the world: endless, fluid, intangible, and ever-present. This flow continues when her work is translated into a silk carpet. Her visual language becomes more tactile through weaving yet retains its poetic nature. The surface of the carpet gains an atmospheric quality. The silk, with its natural luster and interaction with light, impressively conveys the transparencies, shifts, and subtle vibrations in her pieces. Brushstrokes become silk fibers, color transitions evoke water, and the design becomes a field of touch and light, shimmering and iridescent. Thus, the materiality of the woven carpet allows the viewer to see, feel, and touch an image that continuously transforms, depending on the light and perspective.