With a newfound passion, the artist plunged into an uncharted territory of embroidery. Driven by the powerful connection that Zsofi felt during this creative process. Her medium of choice became cross-stitch on dry leaves. She found Sycamore leaves to be a resilient canvas and connected with her ability to endure yet acknowledge the limits of the holes the leaves could bear. 

Initially, cross-stitching felt like a compulsion, but it soon evolved into a source of joy. In her current project, Love Letters, “the leaves represent the fragile yet timeless material of love. Every stitch in every hole enhances their wholeness. (In Hungarian, the word “letter” means both the letter you write and the leaf of a tree). Through these works, I am to explore various forms of love, the most fundamental feeling in people’s lives.”

Dry Sycamore leaves take center stage in the Zsofi’s Love Letters Series, while experimental projects at the Ozora Festival, a summer event that takes place in Hungary.  Exploring the use of dark tulle and UV reactive yarn, that will glow under black light, she is creating an illusion of floating artwork. From thin threads on paper to a collaboration with a graphic artist each project introduced new elements and challenges.

Zsofi is currently collaborating with the artists and scientists at the Barabasi Lab. (a research-focused group of scientists at Northwestern University Boston, led by Albert-László Barabási, a world-famous physicist from Transylvania and Hungary) Zsofi creates one or two 7 x 10 ft pieces per year. These artworks are based on data visualization from phone calls during emergencies.  You can see her work at the Barabasi Lab Exhibition here: barabasilab.com/art/exhibition/alarm-chain