August - Inspiration
In Sweden kids start going back to school in the middle / end of August, and we are starting back at work. As always the start of the new term gives a “new years” kinda vibe, and we’re all for it! A bit of fresh inspiration: Yoyo Nasty, Siri Carlén, Jenny Nordberg. Strong female artistic voices, each with their own aesthetic and story!
Jenny Nordberg is an industrial designer MFA based in the southern part of Sweden, who works exploratory and interdisciplinary to expand the contemporary notion of design, and of the designer. Whether an experimental, conceptual or commercial project, her practice is always driven by a search for alternatives and counter-strategies to irresponsible mass production. Stylistically, her work is characterised by brutalism and minimalism cleverly combined, often leaning on chance as an important element.
“My work is a reflection of my memory. A tool for saving, sorting and clarifying. I need pictures to remember and have always made pictures to process and understand. Important crossroads, moments and experiences processed through the body.
My thoughts are unstable, but muscle memory is reliable. In my head, several channels flow in parallel, roar forward, intertwine and tangle. The noise is constant and makes it difficult to sort out and understand. When I do, I don't think. But presence and sharpness can arise in parts of consciousness that are not in the brain. Navigating through goosebumps and shivers. I feel moments and impressions through skin, muscles and bones." -Siri Carlén
Pssst: Siri is having a vernissage 27th August at Galleri Hedenius, Stockholm.