Karin Roy Andersson
Published: 04.09.2024
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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.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 own interpretations.
I often work with waste material and for a long time I have been working with plastics collected from garbage containers and ditch-banks. Some years ago a Sami colleague - Monica Blind Påve, introduced me to a new material. An elastic, strong material that’s often not taken care of after the reindeer slaughter and that is in a way also a residual material; reindeer skin. Monica introduced me not only to reindeer skin as a material, but also to the animals, and living and working together with them. The long tradition of leatherwork and the organic, living material makes me think of the root system of my family tree, of heritage and the preservation of craft knowledge.
To me jewellery is communication. The life of a piece starts with an idea or when experimenting with a 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 Gallery Four, a gallery for contemporary jewellery in Göteborg. The aim is to communicate jewellery art to a broad audience. Four shows exhibitions with artists from all over the world and it is a platform for discussions about art, jewellery, work and inspiration.
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