Karin Roy Andersson
Published: 07.06.2023
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The urge to repeat movements over and over again methodically and resolutely is something that is significant for both my personality and my work - multiplicity and recurrence attracts me. The variations between the details become important creating patterns and rhythms. My aim is to make jewellery where dynamic patterns form harmony and balance.Like many others, I find a lot of inspiration in nature: fish, birds, plants, and landscapes. The shapes and patterns keep on appearing in my pieces but in a non-figurative way that gives space for my own interpretations.
For a long time, I have been working with plastics collected from garbage containers and ditch-banks. I keep my eyes open when I go to the hairdresser; I search in my friends’ bathrooms and fridges – you have to be observant if you are going to find that perfect jewellery material. The plastics still have traces from the consumer society, but in the finished pieces, the industrial image has gained a more organic impression. From the plastics, I make scales that I sew together by hand. The pieces turn more into fish, birds and other “scale covered” animals. In more recent pieces the scales are more irregular. Different colours give different associations and it’s often when I sew the pieces together and the material grows that it starts reminding me of something and that it gets a title and a background story.
Two years ago I discovered a new material. It is also in one way a waste material that is not always taken care of - reindeer skin. I use the skin in a similar way as the plastic; I cut pieces and sew them together into larger shapes. The long tradition of leatherwork and the living material creates a feeling of connection with the root system of my family tree, to my heritage, and the knowledge that I hope to pass on from my ancestor to the future.
To me jewellery is communication. The life of a piece starts with an idea or when experimenting with material. When the finished piece meets an audience another process starts. My experiences are mixed with the thoughts and associations of others and the object develops. The intimate connection to a wearer and a body makes the relation to the recipient very special.
Since 2010 I run a gallery in Göteborg - Four. Four shows exhibitions with artists from all over the world and it is a platform for discussions about art, jewellery, work, and inspiration. The aim is to communicate jewellery art to a broad audience. The gallery presents some of the highlights from the jewellery scene, showing both international and Swedish, well established and emerging artists. The ambition is to provide a diverse program interesting both for jewellery enthusiasts and visitors who are new to this art genre.
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