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With a background as Concept Designer at LEGO, Precious Metal Artist, and Architect I have a keen sense of development of shapes and ideas. It is a mixture of interests from this background which stimulates my present work.
•From the architecture: light, shadow, spatiality and proportions.
•From the industrial world: Concept development, product procurement and functionality.
•From the world of precious metal: Materials, craftsmanship and artistic spirit.
Creating for me means with colours, light, and materials to tell a story. To find my balance in a strong, non-verbal Language. The words I like to use from this language are clear and graphical with a poetic or playful accent.
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| | | | 1968 | | Born Gentofte Denmark | | | | Education | | 2000-2002 | | Institute of Precious Metal.Copenhagen
| | 2001 | | Travel Grant-study at jewel artist Manuel Vilhena,s workshop, Italy | | 1989-96 | | The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts | | 1987-88 | | Two terms at the Department of Visual Studies, the London Adult Education. (History of Art, Fashion & Textile,Ceramics ad Jewelry. ), London | | | | Jobs | | 2004-08 | | Manager,Gallery/workshop,Mikala Mortensen Copenhagen | | 1997-00 | | Project Coordinator & Concept Designer, LEGO A/S, Denmark and USA | | | | Exhibition | | 2006 | | Showcase , ”Strand galleri” England | | 2005 | | Kunsthåndværker prisen af 1897 The Danish "Museum of Decorative Art”, København | | 2005 | | Summer exhibition, "Seljord kunstforening" Norway | | 2005 | | H. C . Andersen " Galerie Metal". Denmark | | 2005 | | Art and Design Biennalen 2004, "Nordjyllands kunstmuseum" Denmark | | 2004 | | Art and Design Biennalen 2004 "Trapholt " Denmark | | 2004 | | Fanny´s Friends "Telemark Kunstcenter", Oslo | | 2004 | | Fanny´s Friends " Oficinet" Copenhagen | | 2003 | | Anniversary exhibition, ”Galleri Metal”, Copenhagen | | 2003 | | Brooches, ”Damhuset”, Lyngby, Denmark | | 2003 | | The Year 2002, The Museum of Modern Danish Jewelry, ”Ringen”, Denmark | | 2002 | | Decoration, ”Galleri Metal”, Copenhagen | | 2002 | | Final projects exhibition of the Institute of Precious Metals at
The Danish Museum of Decorative Art, ”Kunstindustrimuseet”, Copenhagen
| | 2001 | | Objects for Dreams, gallery ”Aurum”, Copenhagen | | 2001 | | Censored Spring Exhibition at ”Charlottenborg”, Copenhagen | | | | Represented by | | 2006-07 | | The Museum shop at The Museum of Modern Art ”Nordjyllands kunstmuseum”, Denmark | | 2005-07 | | The Design store at the Museum of Modern Art ”MoMA”, New York | | 2006-07 | | Bishoff, Denmark | | 2005-07 | | Sugar Shop, Norway | | 2005-07 | | Giving.dk, Denmark | | 2006-07 | | Reflax, Denmark | | 2006-07 | | Raum & Deco, Germany | | 2006-07 | | Köbmandstorget,Sweden | | 2005-07 | | Galleri "Castor + Pollux", England | | 2004-07 | | The Museum shop at The Museum of Modern Art ”Lousiana”, Copenhagen | | 2004-06 | | Gallery "Objets du Désir", New York | | 2004-07 | | The Designshop"1+1TEXTIL", Denmark | | 2004-06 | | The Museum shop at The Museum of Modern Art ”Kunstbygningen”, Århus Denmark | | 2003-07 | | The Museum shop at "The Museum of Decorative Art”, København | | 2003-05 | | The permanent exhibition at The Museum of Modern Danish Jewelry, ”Ringen”, Grenaa, Denmark | | 2002-07 | | The Museum shop at The Museum of Modern Art ”Arken”, Copenhagen | | 2002-05 | | Gallery of modern Jewelry ”Galerie Metal”, Copenhagen | | 2002 | | Jewel gallery ”Aurum”, Copenhagen | | 2002 | | Art gallery ”Galleri Revolver”, Copenhagen | | | | Prices and fonds | | 2006 | | Travel grant,Danish Ministry of Culture | | 2005 | | The Art and Craft Award of 1879, DK | | 2002 | | Travel grant, the Jubilee Foundation of the Danish National Bank. | | 2001 | | Travel grant, Esther and Jep Finks Memorial Foundation | | | | Other | | 2006 | | Board member in "Danske kunsthåndværkere" | | 2003 | | Participated in KORU 1, Jewel workshop by Fabrice Schaefer in Finland | | 2002-05 | | Member of ”Galerie Metal”, and part of the exhibition group as coordinator | | 2003 | | Two jewel objects sold to the New Calsberg Foundation |
”NEW YORK CROSS ROADS”
These Jewels are made for the exhibition ”stemningsbilleder”, my inspiration was a wall paper showing times square in New York. For a lot of people New York is the City off possibilities, and always when there is possibilities there are choices to be made. That is what I have been working with in this jewel series called”New York Cross Roads”.
Possibilities: I have chosen the road grit at Times square as a symbol for a place with possibilities .
Choices: The choices are stamped in the “roads” on the jewels. Dream/Reality, Act/Think, Childhood/Manhood, Sunshine/Shadow, Drink/Dance.
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"X-SQUARE"
This design has a slightly hidden message that can make the viewer curious. If you come close enough you can see there is stamped two letters in the silver ( se ) and the thread makes a big X ( together s e x ) but depending on the eyes that see it can also just be a innocent cross stitch. And that is the point.
"X-ROUND"
This design use the reference to old cross stitch and silver buttons used as decorations. In this case the use of material and shape is stripped down to basic leaving an expression that is very refined and straight forward. |
"PINK BRAIN"
These designs works with a reinterpretation of the classic medallion, I have chosen to focus on the symbolic in “keeping a memory”. Today many keeps the pictures of the loved ones in the mobile, but no matter where you keep the photos, it is worth nothing without a brain to remember it.
For me the brain is the most beautiful medallion, with space for unlimited amounts of memories. So in these series of the updated medallion you will see variations of rooms shaped like brains.
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"SCAR"
Many cultures use scars as body decorations as jewels to show their status and group identity.
My “scar” jewels play with the raw and masculine expression off the aesthetics of a scar with the stitches sticking out calling for attention.
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