DREAMING OF OTHER PEOPLE`S LIVES A series of portraits on round “wheels” that roll over you. They depict the flow of stimuli that come through social media and how it can affect us. The main materials used are woollen fabrics, recycled jeans, cotton and linen. Technique used is textile intarsia.…
Scholarship from Östgöta Art Association Every year, Östgöta Art association selects one or two artists from Östergötland County to receive a scholarship supporting their artistic practice. In 2025, the association chose artist Riina Kauppi to receive a 10,000 SEK scholarship. The association’s motivation reads: ‘Riina Kauppi receives the scholarship for her…
VART SKA MAN? (Where to go?) We seek direction, life’s calling, the purpose of existence, and connection with one another. One seeks all this, and much more, now and then, and probably tomorrow as well. The main materials used are recycled linen, jeans, cotton and woollen fabrics. Technique used is textile…
EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER Textile artwork made of recycled jeans, cotton, linen, silk and synthetic blends. Technique used is textile intarsia. Work is hand stitched. Artwork is approx. 57 x 66 cm.
KROSSADE TOMATER OCH SOCKERÄRTER (Crushed tomatoes och sugar snaps) Source of inspiration for this work was tomato cans purchased at a promotional price from the local grocery store. I wish to reflect about the rising food prices and how we valuate different materials. The packaging materials, combined with silk, creates…
INRE DIALOG (Inner dialogue) In this artwork I am exploring the importance of one’s inner dialogue. How do my thoughts sound, what do I say to myself? The four figures in the picture all represent different emotions. Often, feelings and reflections may stand in contrast to one another. There may…
RISE & SHINE How do our thoughts wander when we are alone? "What do I want? How do I feel? Am I able?" The woman in the picture is rising up, and she carries a message: Rise and Shine! The abstract background represents the infinite inner potential I believe we…
ARTIST RESIDENCY AND BOOK During 2021-2022 I participated artist residence at Hemslöjden i Östergötland. Together with six other artists I explored flaxfiber and the many possibilities this versatile plant has. The results of our individual experimental projects with the material are presented in the book "Östgötalin". Presentation of my artistic…
SURVIVAL GEAR Artwork is made during my stay at the artist residency in Kökar, Ålands archipelago, Finland. Local history museum was displaying old everyday objects that people on the islands had used to survive in the harsh climate. I found beautiful old distaffs ("rockblad/fiberfäste" in swedish) inspiring. I felt that…
MARINE PLANTS In this artwork I explore flax material in its various stages and forms. The versatility of this plant material is explored while working with fibers, fabrics, yarns and home-made paper. The two largest leaves visually mirror the textile structures, knitted and woven, that are often used to make…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO YOUR YOUNGER SELF? It is easier to observe your younger self with love in your eyes, but it can be harder to give wise advice to ourselves at the present. The speech bubble is white and seems almost empty. There is white, decorative embroidery that…
ALL THE CLOTHES WE WEAR Textile artwork made of woollen fabrics, recycled denim, linen and cotton. Some fabrics are self dyed or printed. Technique used is textile intarsia. Work is handstitched. Artwork is approx. 34 * 34 cm
PLANTAE (Växtrikedom) This art work was made during the pandemic years 2019-20. Those years made me explore the everyday life, feeling of happiness and my ability to appreciate the ordinary life. I started to observe my immediate surroundings and look at it with a new appreciation and interest. The idea…
HE HAS PUT ETERNITY IN THEIR HEARTS - Textile artwork Exploring and portraying self appreciation and life in different phases. Materials used are mostly recycled jeans, details in wool, linen and cotton. Techniques used are textile intarsia, appliqué and free embroidery. Work is handstitched. Artwork is approx. 90 cm *…
Apartmenthouse I have examined everyday moments in life which easily can go by without noticing. Isn`t it the ordinary moments that create happiness, that are the most valuable? Focus lies in the beauty of everyday life, where the sofa is the centre of my own existence. During the pandemic year…
WHOSE IDENTITY ARE YOU WEARING? - Textile artwork collection Themes on my bachelor work Whose identity are you wearing? are consumption, clothes and identity. It is a textile art installation which is based on my year 2019 shopping diary. My wish is to communicate about consumption and tendency to create…
AWAKENING - Textile artwork Awakening is originally designed to the church environment. Linköping Cathedral's rich ornamenting inspired me to create a piece where the classical angel figures and natures wavy forms are symbolizing spiritual awakening and natures cycles and its awakening after a long winter. Works are made using free…
THOUGHT BUBBLES – textile artwork History and previous times fascinates me. “Thought bubbles” is my contemporary version of the early 1900s abstract art. The work is made from woollen fabrics using textile intarsia, applique and embroidery. Textiles are mounted on wooden boards. I think that textile material offers a surprise…
LÖNNSPRINGARE® Chess game for the Linköpings University Riina Kauppi and Alice Brengdahl won a design competition which was announced by Linköping University’s Property Division in the beginning of 2019. The assignment was to design and develop 32 big and playable chess pieces for the new Studenthuset. Riina Kauppi´s and Alice…