Mia
E Göransson, "Natur i och för sig I", 2010,
photo Helena Björck
MIA E GÖRANSSON
5.6.2010–19.9.2010
Mia E Göransson
is one of Sweden’s leading craft artists. Her style is
highly characteristic yet she lifts materials and form to new
aesthetic levels in her constant striving to give expression
to new ideas. Mia E Göransson’s solo exhibition at
Gustavsbergs Konsthall is a further development of a series
of exhibitions under the shared heading of “New Nature”.
In the current exhibition her portrayals of nature spill over
into abstractions; organic forms that follow their own mysterious
paths. Bone china provides a literal base for her art, a secure
vessel from which startling ideas emerge in material form.
The book Mia E Göransson, written by Petter Eklund, is
released at the opening of the exhibition. The book presents
a historical review of Mia E Göransson as well as recent
photo by photographer Helena Björck.
Sari
Liimatta, "Washed", 2009, photo Sari Liimatta
PAROUSIA
A new body for the figurine
5.6.2010–19.9.2010
The exhibition
PAROUSIA – A new body for the figurine, presents Sari
Liimatta, jewellery artist from Finland and the two graphic
designers that make up Byggstudio. Sari Liimatta has won international
recognition for her unique and bold designs and this is her
first major show in Sweden. Her objects have roots in the tradition
of sculptural jewellery, Fabergé for example, but in
her own work she mixes precious materials with paste jewels
and everyday items. Her animal sculptures create narratives
which, despite their human character, never lose site of the
animal’s own perspective.
Byggstudio consists of Hanna Nilsson from Sweden and Sofia Østerhus
from Norway. They were invited to provide a visual comment on
Sari Liimatta’s art as well as the overall theme of a
new body for the figurine, using two and three-dimensional means.
They have chosen to work with the exhibition form and the presentation
of Sari Liimatta’s sculptures. With PAROUSIA, curator
of the exhibition Päivi Ernkvist has taken her figurine-dialogue
another step forward into a new context.
Link:
Figurine-dialogue
