Imprinted
9 x 8 cm
Watercolour on stuffed cotton with dried grass
2025

This textile moth embodies the interconnection between humans and nature. Like warning patterns on moth wings, it signals that we are both part of nature and its primary danger. Created from calico, dried grass, and watercolour, it transforms humble materials into a delicate alarm.
 
Elena Duff is a multidisciplinary artist based in Ireland. Her work explores liminal spaces, animism and our connection to the distant past. A graduate of NCAD Dublin, she has received multiple arts awards and exhibited widely in Ireland and Europe, creating works that blur boundaries between painting, sculpture, and story.