From Clay, 2018
Viken, Höganäs, Sweden

Clay from Hyllinge, Wood, Reed, Straw, Sand, Egg white
approx. 340 x 280 x 290 cm

Analog Medium Format

I work with material that is connected to humans building and constructing long before it was called architecture or art. By using such elements that are so strongly linked to human nature will form a connection with the history of work and creating. The building process of a sculpture as an archaeological idea is for me to follow and to rationally and physically understand the human practice of creating.

Working with local materials and methods allows me to gain contact with and knowledge from the people in the area. I then incorporate this knowledge and local craftsmanship into the process as well as the final work. For my project in Viken I really wanted to work with raw clay. The unfired clay is maybe the earliest building material and is used throughout the world. The summer sun burn the clay and the finished sculptural made it through the exhibition period.

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