48 by Tore Svensson

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Tore Svensson

2020 was the year that most things were cancelled and people had to stay where they were. Tore Svensson was in Berlin and unable to travel back to his studio in Sweden. He decided to find a new way of working, and the veneer replaced the iron, which had previously been the primary material in his work. Throughout his long career, geometric forms have been a defining characteristic of his jewellery, and each project takes time. One project extends into the next, and a new project often emerges from an ongoing one, altering its expression and content.

The series 48, exhibited at Platina, originates from a series of 100 brooches, where a square section was cut from a 60 x 60 x 1 cm iron plate. What remained was 27 square centimetres, which inspired the title and is divided into different parts, rearranged, and new signs and symbols emerge. The principle behind the new works remains the same, but the total area is larger, 48 square centimetres, as indicated by the title. 48 is also the total number of brooches in the series.
 
The result, using painted veneer, became more playful than the previous series, says Tore Svensson.


Opening time: Wednesday 26th of March, Until 12th of April 2025.
Opening hours during exhibition: Mo - Fr 11.00-18.00, Sa 11.00-15.00 and other hours on appointment.