Snakes, Seals and Stones
Visningsrommet USF, 10-19.05.19
Sculptures and installations in various materials: textile, copper, steel, rice, polyester filling and pool noodles.
It turned out just the way she had envisioned. The shapes are open and the materials are soft. Yet a touch of doubt lingers. Was this what the fabric wanted to become? Was this the shape the fibers should be pushed into? As the creator one tries to keep control over the objects, but has to admit that this is an impossible task. The matter squirms away from rigid urges to be defined, and through the eye of the viewer transforms into something new every time it's encountered.
It's natural to ask what this is, this thing we are looking at, but there is no right or wrong answer. It's not always easy to know if one should pick the work apart, slowly and meticulously, to try to explain it all with big words and connections.
Try to forget the original thought, and keep in mind that there is not just one conventional understanding of what a shape can be. That the objects are first completed by memory – but sometimes they are just things in themselves. They sit there, minding their own business, before being interrupted and packed away.
Snakes, Seals and Stones is the result of two years in the studio for recent graduates at Kunstnerverksteder CS55 (2017-2019).
With support from Bergen Kommune
Photos: Andreas Dyrdal


Komposisjon nr 1
2018
Stretch velour, printed polyester, printed furniture velour, tufted cotton mat, metallic polyester knit, poly-fill

2016
Faux fur, poly-fill, fishing line

2018
Wet-look polyester spandex, poly-fill


2019
Faux fur, printed faux suede, rice, poly-fill

2018
Metallic polyester lamé, printed polyester, sportstretch lycra honey, poly-fill, steel nails

2018
Sportstretch lycra honey, pool noodle

Wavy Lines, Soft Metals
2019
Wet-look polyester spandex, poly-fill, chromed copper, rice

2019
Printed polyester jersey, cotton interfacing, metallic polyester knit, poly-fill

2018
Faux fur, rice, chromed copper

2018
Printed faux suede, poly-fill

2019
Marble-printed velour, faux fur, floor pillow, poly-fill


2019
Faux fur, metallic polyester lamé, rice, poly-fill

2019
Faux fur, metallic polyester lamé, rice, poly-fill

2017
Multicoloured velour, poly-fill, steel

2019
Printed polyester, cotton interfacing, metallic polyester knit, poly-fill



2019
Digital print on velour, velvet, poly-fill

Marble Knots
2019
Marble-printed velour, poly-fill

2018
Polyester thread on bleached cotton

2019
Printed faux suede, marble-printed velour, lycra honey sportsstrech, poly-fill, polyester wadding

2018
Steel, metallic polyester lamé, poly-fill

Soft Metals
2019
Chromed copper, lycra honey sportstretch, poly-fill


2019
Printed polyester, sequined fabric, faux fur, digital print on faux suede, metallic polyester knit, poly-fill, polyester wadding

2019
Wet-look polyester spandex, poly-fill, chromed copper, marble-printed velour

2018
metallic print on polyester,, cotton interfacing, polyfill, steel nails

2018
Faux fur, polyester thread

2019
Printed cotton, wet-look polyester spandex, lycra honey sportstretch, polyfill



Folded line 5-6
2018
Printed polyester, metallic polyester knit, cotton interfacing, poly-fill, steel nails


Ophidian
2018
2018
metallic print on polyeste
r, poly-fill
Phocoidea
2019
faux fur, poly-fill

2018
Printed polyester, cotton interfacing, polyfill


2018
Minky fleece, poly-fill
