Sigurd Bronger
Jeweller
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MunichJewelleryWeek2024
Published: 01.12.2023
Bio
Sigurd Bronger (b. 1957, Oslo) is a Norwegian jewellery artist who started his educational journey at Oslo Yrkesskole in 1974-75. In the following years, he attended MTS Vakschool Schoonhoven (1975-79) in the Netherlands. Bronger’s innovative – nearly engineering – approach to art jewellery has resulted in a career characterised by absurd devices constructed by unorthodox objects such as balloons, gallstones, sponges and goose-eggs. His work is said to defy definitions without compromising the aspect of craftmanship.Sigurd Bronger’s work has been widely exhibited in Norway and abroad. He has also been rewarded several prizes and awards such as the Torsten och Wanja Söderbergs Design Award (2012) and The Prince Eugen Medal (2015).
Statement
It is about how I look at different elements of Nature and everyday life. Sometimes these elements are not so obvious to be used in jewelry as such. These elements are a reminder of the fragility of nature and life. The surreal compositions that result when these pieces encounter perishable materials can be humour and absurd. The main issue of making “things” has to do with the fascination of the absurdity one might observe by experiencing this in life. The dialog between things and nature takes place in time and says something about historical epochs as well as our perception of so-called constant sizes. This is the arrival point and the landing ground of my voyage of discovery.
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