These first brooches I made for the Valentine-exhibition "Things We Do for Love" at Galleri Platina. Before making
them, I looked back and I realized that I have done a number of strange and mean things while being in love.
Things that I can't understand how I possible could do, things that even hurts when I think about them. My body
and skin turns stiff and I return to the scenes once again.
Making these brooches I used magnifying glasses as a symbolic tool for trying to hang on to some kind of truth
and for seeing as clearly as possible. Looking into a mirror also makes it obvious that I can't really escape from
what I have just seen. Using the color of my skin is a way for me to get as naked and true as possible.
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"- I just couldn't" Silver, brass, paint, styrene and fabric |
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"- I really thought that that was what I saw" Silver, brass, paint, styrene and glass-mirror. |
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"- I still see what I chosed not to see back then" Silver, brass, paint, styrene, acrylic and glass-mirror. |
 | "- I found it very hard to show" Silver, brass, paint and satin. |
After the exhibition I continued to work with the "theme" and
I made some ear-rings as well.
