The art of the recovered object
Hanne Mannheimer starts with a recovered object. With a piece of fabric, a yarn or a china figurine. Pieces of stories that he puts together into tales and sensations in the form of fragile ceramics to be touched.
This is how Hanne Mannheimer's creative sparkle strikes. From a forgotten object that short-circuits with the mouldability of ceramic. Casual and intentional, fate and will, worn and weft are mixed together in a collage of evanescent narrations.
Apart from ceramic, yarn is the other important element in Hanne's works, both as a tangible object as well as a concept. He draws his inspiration from the story of the Moirae, the Greek mythological goddesses who controlled the thread of mortals, deciding on the length of our lives as they pleased.
In his work, "Seventy-four Threads of Life", for instance, unrefined wool yarn is immersed in porcelain with an organic ephemeral effect, emphasising the impression of precariousness.
The Swedish artist Hanne Mannheimer has lived and worked in London since 2003, where he is completing a Master of Arts course at the Royal College.
Photos from hannemannheimer.com
This is how Hanne Mannheimer's creative sparkle strikes. From a forgotten object that short-circuits with the mouldability of ceramic. Casual and intentional, fate and will, worn and weft are mixed together in a collage of evanescent narrations.
Apart from ceramic, yarn is the other important element in Hanne's works, both as a tangible object as well as a concept. He draws his inspiration from the story of the Moirae, the Greek mythological goddesses who controlled the thread of mortals, deciding on the length of our lives as they pleased.
In his work, "Seventy-four Threads of Life", for instance, unrefined wool yarn is immersed in porcelain with an organic ephemeral effect, emphasising the impression of precariousness.
The Swedish artist Hanne Mannheimer has lived and worked in London since 2003, where he is completing a Master of Arts course at the Royal College.
Photos from hannemannheimer.com
29 June 2011
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