ritual objects
materials
clay – Local Icelandic clay soil, excavated, soaked, sieved, hand-processed, and kiln-fired
glaze – ash from reykjavik’s eldofninn pizza oven, baked mussel shells, beach sand, ochre > created in collaboration with the exceptional human @ragnheiduringunnagustsdottir
twines – Hand-twisted fibers of lyme grass (Leymus arenarius) and Icelandic horsehair
reindeer hide – Hand-prepared reindeer hide by Lena Zachariassen (North Iceland), processed with Dalvík bakery ash, sixty-year-old spruce bark, and softened with beeswax and oil
shell – periwinkle (littorina saxatilis), blue mussel (mytilus edulis)
recycled silver and brass
exhibits
2022 bráðum kemur betri tíð, group exhibition, handverk og honnum gallery, reykjavik, iceland
2022 ritual objects | heilög athöfn, solo exhibition, lola florens and coocoo’s nest, reykjavik, iceland
"what objects express our understanding of the universe, or create that understanding in others?
those suggesting natural processes.
irregular. intimate. unpretentious. earthy. murky. simple.”
“what are the lessons of the universe?
truth comes from the observation of nature. all things are impermanent.
mud, paper, and bamboo, in fact, have more intrinsic wabi-sabi qualities & value than do gold, silver, and diamonds.”
leonord koren in ‘wabi sabi - for artists, designers, poets & philosophers’
