Frida Åberg
Remember and Dream
My project started with the question; why do we wear jewellery? And after that came; why do I make jewellery?
Through asking these questions I have found answers, some are for me and others are universal.
It is the emotional value the jewellery contain that makes the whole difference, that makes it worth wearing.
The dreams and memories, people and places that lives within, and the abilities that seeps into it when we wear it.
I have chosen the branch as a material to work with. The branch is a small part of the whole tree, with the wind in
its leaves and the roots in the soil. The small piece still contains the memory of the whole tree, and some part of it is
feeling the wind and the soil, still being a part of a tree.
Which people and what places are living in your jewellery?
The material and tactical qualities of her jewellery reveal strong intent and
judgement and a most sensitive approach to making.
The beauty of her jewellery lives in the space between the inner and outer expression
of the object. The pieces are created around a feeling. Hidden memories materialise into
objects that simultaneously appear to be fragile and immortal, and behold a strangeness
that will capture the viewer.