The Tool Belt: a Master's Degree project by Tobias Alm
Article
/
Research
Published: 13.05.2014
The exam work of Tobias Alm investigates normative thinking connected to the appearance of the human body in a cultural setting. This investigation touch upon clichés of male and female identity as well as the common use of artefacts designated to confirm or reject such identities.
Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden.
15.May.2014 - 25.May.2014
The 15th of April 2014, Tobias Alm received his Master of Fine Arts from Ädellab, the department for Jewellery and Corpus at Konstfack, in Stockholm. His Master's Degree Project is called "The Tool Belt", and is shown for the first time at the Konstfack Spring Exhibition, which opens on the 15th of May 2014.
"This project is rooted in the insight that the tool belt is a piece of jewellery, that has strong connections to the 18th century Chatelaine. It explores the relationship between practical functionalities and adornment in body related objects.
The work cocerns jewellery as a status- and affiliation marker, and how jewellery is used within gender- and power structures within society. By bringing the toolbelt into the sphere of jewellery I approch the issues of jewellery and masculinities from a new perspective. The objects that I present work as instruments of self-analysis, that that can help me develop and redefine my practice as a jewellery maker."
- Tobias Alm
Tobias Master's Project has been awarded the NSFJ Jubilee Fund Scholarship, by selection of Prof. Karen Pontoppidan, Head of Ädellab, Konstfack.
"The exam work of Tobias Alm investigates normative thinking connected to the appearance of the human body in a cultural setting. This investigation touch upon clichés of male and female identity as well as the common use of artefacts designated to confirm or reject such identities. Not only does the work of Tobias Alm prove a strong engagement and interest for gender issues, the work also provide a profound insight into the use of objects as a mean of building normative identities within a society."
- Prof. Karen Pontoppidan
www.tobiasalm.com
www.konstfack2014.se/master-cat/majc/tobias-alm
info@tobiasalm.com
15.May.2014 - 25.May.2014
The 15th of April 2014, Tobias Alm received his Master of Fine Arts from Ädellab, the department for Jewellery and Corpus at Konstfack, in Stockholm. His Master's Degree Project is called "The Tool Belt", and is shown for the first time at the Konstfack Spring Exhibition, which opens on the 15th of May 2014.
"This project is rooted in the insight that the tool belt is a piece of jewellery, that has strong connections to the 18th century Chatelaine. It explores the relationship between practical functionalities and adornment in body related objects.
The work cocerns jewellery as a status- and affiliation marker, and how jewellery is used within gender- and power structures within society. By bringing the toolbelt into the sphere of jewellery I approch the issues of jewellery and masculinities from a new perspective. The objects that I present work as instruments of self-analysis, that that can help me develop and redefine my practice as a jewellery maker."
- Tobias Alm
Tobias Master's Project has been awarded the NSFJ Jubilee Fund Scholarship, by selection of Prof. Karen Pontoppidan, Head of Ädellab, Konstfack.
"The exam work of Tobias Alm investigates normative thinking connected to the appearance of the human body in a cultural setting. This investigation touch upon clichés of male and female identity as well as the common use of artefacts designated to confirm or reject such identities. Not only does the work of Tobias Alm prove a strong engagement and interest for gender issues, the work also provide a profound insight into the use of objects as a mean of building normative identities within a society."
- Prof. Karen Pontoppidan
www.tobiasalm.com
www.konstfack2014.se/master-cat/majc/tobias-alm
info@tobiasalm.com
Tobias AlmPiece: The Tool Belt: The Belt, 2014
Vitrine view
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Tobias AlmPiece: The Tool Belt: The Tools, 2014
Vitrine view
Photo by: Tobias Alm
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Tobias AlmPiece: The Tool Belt: The Belt, 2014
Silicone, polyurethane rubber
Pouch closeup
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Tobias AlmPiece: The Tool Belt: The Belt, 2014
Silicone, polyurethane rubber
Buckle closeup
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Tobias AlmPiece: The Tool Belt: The Hammer, 2014
Silicone, cotton, steel
Closeup
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Tobias AlmPiece: The Tool Belt: The Plumb Bob, 2014
Silicone, linen, polyurethane rubber
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Forum Shortcuts
-
Marine Chevanse. HEAR, Haute école des arts du Rhin, MA Art and Object. Selected Graduate 2018
13Aug2018 -
BEYOND JUNK: The complex art of value-hacking
11Aug2018 -
Review of Pay Tribute to Kandinsky, a workshop with Zhenghong Wang at China Academy of Art
09Aug2018 -
Review of True and False Stone, a workshop with Zhenghong Wang at China Academy of Art
09Aug2018 -
JUNK: Rubbish to Gold. The facts, theory and ideas behind the project
26Jul2018 -
Review of Gem Cutting, a workshop with Tarja Tuupanen at China Academy of Art
25Jul2018 -
Stephanie Penner. Pforzheim University School of Design, BA Jewellery Design. Selected Graduate 2018
23Jul2018 -
Yu Chen. China Academy of Art, BFA Jewellery Design. Selected Graduate 2018
23Jul2018 -
Xinyuan Hu. Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, MA Jewellery Design. Selected Graduate 2018
19Jul2018 -
Li-Yun (Rita) Hsing. Academy of Art University, MFA Jewelry & Metal Arts. Selected Graduate 2018
17Jul2018 -
Review of Ugly, a workshop with Philip Sajet at China Academy of Art
17Jul2018 -
Wearable or Not?: Experiencing Contemporary Jewellery. A Master Degree project by Sylvia Jielu Zhang
11Jul2018 -
Marjan Unger 1946-2018
10Jul2018 -
Shengyi Chen. Central Saint Martins, BA (Hons) Jewellery Design. Selected Graduate 2018
05Jul2018 -
Rut Copons. La Industrial Art School. Selected Graduate 2018
03Jul2018
