Jennifer Forsberg

"Homo Faber" - Bangkok, Thailand - 2015

”Soft and hard diary”
Silpakorn University Art Center
Bangkok 12 nov 2015
Jennifer Forsberg

In this project I intend to investigate my artistic - ceramic - personal process of a given timeframe. There is an open beginning with loose threads to start off with, but a firm deadline for closing the process and move on to a second stage; the exposition of the work in a public setting.

The project is called ”Soft and hard diary”. The title can be read both literally - it is a project where soft and hard material is used, and where transformation between soft and hard is central. It can also be interpreted metaphorically as the objects are visual representations of a diary I am interested in how material, structure, weight, texture, color, form - objects - holds meaning that goes further than the object itself - it becomes a vocabulary of its own.

For my research and work, I find that the area of crafts and ceramics is a rich source. It has strong connections to a daily life, material and objects of use has both a common understanding as well as significant and personal narratives.

The project starts with a few objects and painting/drawings that are assembled to form a frame for the installation. The objects are the results of different exercises, beginnings, ends and experiments in my studio. I want to go in dialogue with these objects in an open workprocess to further explore and create a narrative. The process stops when the exhibition opens.

Jennifer Forsberg sculpture
Jennifer Forsberg sculpture
Jennifer Forsberg sculpture
Jennifer Forsberg sculpture
Jennifer Forsberg sculpture
Jennifer Forsberg sculpture
Jennifer Forsberg sculpture
Jennifer Forsberg sculpture