
WHAT ONCE WAS SO NICE 30x60 cm, satin, patent fabric, scrap iron, embroidery thread. Hand stitched

THREE PHASES approx 80 cm, satin, leather, patent leather, scrap iron, wire etc. embroidery thread. Hand sewing, embroidery





SUTUR detail, leather and linen thread
ADJUSTMENTS approx. 80 cm height

ADJUSTMENTS detail, sheepskin
What once was so nice
The project explores how pain – both physical and emotional – can be a force that shapes, limits and creates new directions in life. Through a slow and intuitive process, I investigate how pain can be encompassed, processed and expressed artistically, based on my material concept.
The frames for these works are rusty, wave-beaten and processed metal signs, found along the beaches where I live. They form the basis for each of the objects and emphasize how the other materials must submit to this frame, - in the same way that the unfolding of life must sometimes submit to pain.
The main materials I use in this project are rusted iron, salmon pink satin, black synthetic leather and brown leather. Through these materials I have developed symbols that reflect the different phases of pain and its causes. The tension between the materials reflects the complexity of pain – both beautiful and painful. By using embroidery techniques and surgical stitches in combination with these materials, I illustrate how the body and soul must adapt to pain and process it into something new and meaningful.
Through this project, I seek to convey pain as a profound human experience that can be shaped, processed, and integrated into life. The goal is to create a space for reflection, where the audience can recognize their own experiences and perhaps see pain as a path to new insight and growth.

FLAGELLANT INSIDEOUT, 120 cm high

FLAGELLANT, INSIDEOUT detail. Sheep fur and pieces of steel wire