Cornelia Dahlin
at Lusthuset in Spökparken
19-21 September 2024

In Dahlin’s site-specific installation titled Earthenware Network (a collaboration with the sun), the shadows paint a continuation of the repetitive nets— a fragile network made of the material we stand on: earthenware clay. The clay has a carrying capacity despite its vulnerability. Exposed in the room, they claim trust and forces slow motions from the observer.

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Cornelia Dahlin graduated at Konstfack University (MA CRAFT!) in 2023. During the last years she has been exploring braiding as a sculptural technique in clay. Fascination and wonder for the material, and how human beings relate to it, permeate Dahlin’s work.

Dahlin’s work often represents strength by linking together, but at the same time underline the vulnerability of the material. She treats the act of braiding as a universal language that been practiced by women throughout history. It is an intimate language based on the closeness of the hand and the material—something she feels has gone missing in our age.

Nätverk, 2024