Fie von Krogh has a love-hate relationship with plastic. Understanding that the material is made from oil and that oil is a resource that men will go to war to “gain and keep control of it”, von Krogh ponders this idea: Since the plastic derived from this resource lasts forever, perhaps we might fare better if we view it as a precious material rather than a pollutant with the illusion of being disposable.
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Images of micro-organisms add pattern to the plastic, which the artist covers with 23 karat gold leaf and fine silver leaf, heat-treating the trio to create “a synergy of gilded plastic.” von Krogh playfully wonders if this new material might be the new gold? Something to think about this fine Tuesday morning. More from Fie von Krogh on the Triennale 08 website.
I am always preoccupied with contrasts – those we find in materials as well as in their constituents: contrasts between the beautiful and the ugly, the conventional and the surprising. In this way, I seek to find expression for harmony between past and present.
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That first neckpiece has GORGEOUS colors — I wonder how? Paint? Ink? whatever, it’s beautiful!