Pianissimo #1 Raul Mendoza AzpiriVictoria, British Columbia People's Choice Award - 3rd prize Size 43.5" x 54" x 6" Medium Textile assemblage sculpture on mixed yarns and salvaged piano parts SSNAP People’s Choice Award 3rd Prize $1,500 When a musical instrument is retired and disassembled, it takes with its demise countless possibilities of reshaping our experience, and therefore, our world. With this piece, I attempted to turn the loss of a local piano into a non-figurative homage to the multiplicity of colors, textures, and shapes it might have inspired during its lifetime. The loom itself became the frame, supported by steel action brackets and crowned by the hammer bar and brass pedals. Scraps from other projects were woven in dialogue with copper strings and felted hammers. With a jazzy style, the design was improvised during the weaving. People's Choice Award - 3rd prize Pianissimo #1 Raul Mendoza AzpiriVictoria, British Columbia About the artist About the artist Raul Mendoza AzpiriVictoria, British Columbia Raul is a Mexican-Canadian artist based in the traditional territory of the Lekwungen Peoples (Victoria, B.C.) since 2017. He has a multidisciplinary background, ranging from music to sculpture and furniture design. His work is playful, intuitive, and rooted in explorations of texture, color, form, function, and materials (mostly found objects, wood, and fiber). His creative use of upcycled resources has earned him multiple awards in sustainability and design. Raised in a rich and diverse textile culture, he now finds himself weaving his way through everything that allows itself to be woven. Follow on social