Eroticism and Bald Patches by Karin Roy Anderson

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Karin Roy Andersson

Next to the new Four you will find Röbäck Glas & Lera, a contemporary art and craft gallery that also houses a ceramic- and glass workshop. As if by chance Karin Roy Anderson has a solo show opening there on the same day as Esteban Erosky’s exhibition opens at Four.  


0-30
When I was a kid, pink was the colour for girls. It was a kind, cute, romantic colour. It was also defenceless, submissive and naïve. But something happened – a revolution for women and girls and for all people who could relate to “pink qualities” such as softness, sensitivity and kindness. Now the associations connected to it have changed. Pink is a colour of awareness, ambitions, self-confidence and power. Pink is a political, young, alert colour, both romantic and erotic at the same time. 

30-60
I happened to slip into the enchanted world of jewelry. I was 22 at the time and had been thinking of getting into schools for everything from physics and architecture to policing. But art jewelry swept me of my feet and I have now lived half my life together with it.
Jewelry often attracts attention, and many who collect and wear jewelry like to be in the spotlight. Wearing a piece of jewelry can become a performance and create discussions, but jewelry can also become something to hide behind for those who are less comfortable with being the center of attention. The focus will be on the jewelry and the conversations will be about the object and not about you. Jewelry gives status, shows your identity, communicates with those around you and when worn, it has a physical impact. You finger a small pendant as an unconscious meditation when you think and you become aware of the ring you are wearing when you shake hands with someone. Repetition and organic, nature-inspired shapes are two of the most characteristic features of my work is, for example in the necklace Kamouflage. Put on the necklace and you get a big warm hug, that's exactly how it was for me to enter the magical world of art jewelry. 

60+
I wanted to embroider and sat down to sew. After a while I noticed that I was embroidering hair on a scalp. It started a long chain of thoughts. Thoughts about aging, hair thinning and falling out, turning gray, making you change your hairstyle. Hair that can't be seen, hair that is shaved off. Dreams about curls, straightening perms, extensions and hair transplants. My mother thinks I should dye my hair blonde, my boyfriend wants me to let it grow long. All my friends think I should have short, back-combed hair even though it falls into a Nick Carter hairstyle when the hairspray wears off. I would prefer to have a long ponytail that swings when I run, but my hair is thin and soft. More and more gray hair are also growing, and I’m not sure if they scare me or if I like them - the signs of years passing. 


Opening Reception: September 6th 13h - 16h.
The exhibition runs until September 27.

Then exhibition is sponsored by Kulturradet.