Threads of What Remains is an intimate artistic investigation by Katel Delia, a seasoned diver who has spent nearly three decades exploring the underwater world firsthand. Through her lens, she captures haunting images of a fragile and unstable marine environment, where once-abundant fish populations have given way to vast areas devoid of life, and surviving coral reefs bear traces of plastic embedded in their delicate structures. Melanie Erixon - Curator
Delia’s unique approach incorporates delicate embroidery on her underwater photographs, stitching seabed reliefs and topographical lines that echo the shapes of submerged landscapes near threatened coastlines and reefs. These embroidered threads become a metaphor for the fragile ties connecting humanity to the sea, and the urgent need to protect these underwater realms before they disappear.
Melanie Erixon - Curator of the exhibition Threads Of What Remains, Wignacourt Museum, Rabat, Malta
Embroidered photograph 20cm x 30cm - Mat Paper
Frame 30cm X 40cm made by the artist UV glass and normal glass steel with cupper tape.
2025
Frame 30cm X 40cm made by the artist UV glass and normal glass steel with cupper tape.
2025