Earth, Wind, Fire, Water
Earth, Wind, Fire, Water - Crafts in context of the Scandinavian landscape - New publication by the Norwegian Contemporary Crafts collective - With stunning works about the "four elements." If…
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Earth, Wind, Fire, Water
- Crafts in context of the Scandinavian landscape - New publication by the Norwegian Contemporary Crafts collective - With stunning works about the "four elements." If ceramics, glass, and metals are inextricably linked to earth and fire, textiles are arguably linked with wind and water. Seven distinguished writers and thinkers living in the Nordic region endeavor to flesh out concepts such as material interaction and material agency, Posthumanism, site-responsiveness, and symbiotic thinking in the field of crafts. In truth, craft practices are all deeply connected to the elements and to nature.
What does a human-material interaction look like, and how might one approach a material, not from the position of a master but from that of a collaborator? How do artists explore the potential of materials and the four natural elements? Features essays by Randi Grov Berger, Nicolas Cheng,
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