Frida Åberg

Sand and oil

Sweden, 2010

Necklace

Materials:

Fabric, sewing tread, linseed

Techniques:

Pattern making, machine sewing, hand

sewing

Dimension in cm:

46 x 46 x 3

Artist Statement:

The desert has time. The wind is slowly but

surely turning the mountains into sand, the

sand turning into sand dunes. Underneath

is the oil, plant material that over an

unimaginable time turns into this thick,

black, desirable liquid. And the cultures are

quickly blinking by. Forming and

disappearing.

What was your starting point or your

inspiration for doing this project?

When I thought about the area, I thought

about the desert and the thing that struck

me was how small and insignificant

humans, our arguments and beliefs are in

the timespan of a desert.

Do you have a personal (or other)

connection to the exhibition’s theme?

I think everyone is connected to places were

injustices are going on and people are

suffering, and religions are formed.

What were the main reasons for choosing

the materials, shapes or technique in your

work?

I chose materials I love to work with, which

would lend themselves to my vision. The

circle is an ever ongoing shape, which

reminds us of the timespan of a desert. The

linseed creates dimension and weight, as

the knowledge of our insignificance weighs

on our shoulders.

What kind of feelings do you wish to convey

to the viewers of your work?

I want the viewer or wearer to think about

the insignificance of our disagreements and

beliefs in a larger context, and to feel the

majestic desolation and loneliness of it.

If you could give your Jewelry to an

important figure in the Middle East who

will he/she be? and why?

I want the archeologist of the future, who

wonders about our lives, to wear it. Or

maybe it would suit the people of the first

timid civilisation that formed in the Middle

East.

Personal information:

personal website:

www.fridaaberg.com

Artist links:

http://dollybob.blogspot.com

Top 3 materials:

Tape, fabric, paint