I approach art as metaphor
A metaphor is per definition a "concept understood in terms of another concept". And for me it is one of the most important tools for trying to comprehend what cannot be comprehended totally, or to express what cannot be expressed totally. It is a way to create meaning.
Metaphors are at the same time precise, and extremely abstract. Hence a metaphor requires interpretation in order to be understood. What is then so special about metaphors is that they can have multiple meanings. And as the borders of metaphors are ambiguous, the ambiguity allows multiple interpretations to emerge.
In my own work the metaphor of textiles is omnipresent. Textiles is usually considered a material, however I also consider it a metaphor for seeing the world intertwined. I see it as
no coincidence that our language is made up of textile references describing the world and its connections. The words “Text” and “Textiles” derives from the same Latin origin, the verb “Texere” which means ‘to weave’. This takes me back to the metaphor, which in itself creates a weave of meaning, in its process of transferring and transforming our understanding.
Upcoming exhibitions
2023
פתיל (Petil), Sigtunastiftelsen, Sigtuna
Exhibitions
Solo
2022
2021
2017
2015
Och ordet vart kött och tog sin boning ibland oss, Nynäshamns konsthall, Nynäshamn
ספר (SFR), Juste Galleri, Stockholm
Heroine WOD, Nordiska huset, Reykjavik
The fashion Affirmations, Svarta Lådan, Scandic Malmen, Stockholm
Group (a selection)
2022
2022
2021
2018
2017
2016
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
2012
Textile Residency Exhibition, Ós Textíllistamiðstöð, Blönduós
ספר, Paloma Dolores, Stockholm
Vävsalongen, Halmstad konsthall, Halmstad
Vatn, Nordiska huset, Torshavn
Skaraborgssalongen, Skövde Konsthall
Crying is pointless, Katarina kyrka, Stockholm
Nothing to wear / How to make clothes that matter, Textilmuseet, Borås
Haningesalongen, Haninge Kulturhus, Haninge
Textilsommar, Virserums konsthall, Virserum
What is textiles? Ocean terminal, Edinburgh
Samling, Etnografiska museet, Stockholm
Octahedron – In the absence of one man, SIM Residency, Reykjavik
Väv, Nordiska museet, Stockholm
Education
Programs
2016 - 2018
M.Sc in Business and Design, HDK
2011- 2014
BFA in Textiles, Konstfack
Courses
Jewish studies, University of Lund
Theological aesthetics, University of Gothenburg
Three views on cosmology, University of Uppsala
The apocalypse in text and interpretation, University of Gothenburg
Kabbalah, Paideia Folkhögskola