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.