Konsthallen Engelska Magasinet
May 28th-September 4th, 2022
Opening May 28th 6 pm-8 pm
The Rejmyre Art Lab summer exhibit presents eight contemporary artists interpreting pieces selected by craftspeople associated with one of the oldest standing glassblowing businesses in Sweden; Reijmyre Glassworks.
The exhibiton, guest curated by Rasmus Nossbring, presents eight beloved pieces created by glassblowers outside of the production line, often during breaks or after hours, that serve as the muses for new creations in glass, ceramic, textile, and mixed media. The new pieces represent a disruption of traditional workflows in the production of glass art. This process is normalized as flowing from designers and artists to production, often mass-production, by the skilled hands of the glassblower. In this exhibit we examine a new space and idea directionality, with inspiration instead emanating from the craftsman towards the artist.
The exhibit shows the interaction between the craftsman and the artist and serves as a stage for the loud but intangible conversation that occur between the two. The industrial complex and the metropolis, the crafts and the fine arts, the worker and the academic. Boundaries. Lack thereof.