Installation-view at Galleri Arnstedt, Östra Karup
Interconnection
Diana Orving (born 1985) creates sculptural installations that carry a sense of presence. In Trädgårdshuset at Galleri Arnstedt, she shows a series of new sculptures sewn in iron mesh.
The bodies of the sculptures turn and twist, they strive up towards the ceiling and flow out over the floor. Like dancing shadow figures, they relate to each other and create a choreography in the room. The transparency of the iron mesh gives a tactile impression and contributes to a contemplative mood that is further enhanced by the shifting and flexible structure of the works.
"I understand form through my hands and find my way to the intersection where feeling and thought meet. I use form and movement to both express and understand states of mind, relationships, mental and physical processes. The lightness of textiles has enabled me to work on a large scale. I am fascinated by large formats, where the volume kind of overpowers me, I create the conditions for losing control over what I create. In the loss of control something exciting arises, the uncertain, the unpredictable attracts me. There is a special state in the loss of control, a mixture of deep concentration, surrender and curiosity. I work choreographically with my sculptures and I think that the sculpture can portray a relationship, a conflict, a fear or a longing. It can represent something that I don't have words for but that I want to immerse myself in. A theme of interconnectedness, how one is not a solitary but part of a system, that one is a small part of something bigger.”
https://www.galleriarnstedt.se
Exhibition opening 28/5 2022
Interconnection, iron-mesh, 2022
Interconnection, iron-mesh, 2022
Intrconnection, iron-mesh, 2022