Åsa Lockner - Views of Order
Åsa Lockner - Views of Order
at PLATINA, Odengatan 68, Stockholm
Exhibition runs until April 30, 2008
In 7 chapters Åsa Lockner depicts the concepts of order. The idea and inspiration for the exhibition comes partly from journeys in countries with limited freedom of speech and repression. Order is also Åsa Lockners own tool for balancing her everyday life.
The exhibition “Views of Order” at Gallery Platina in Stockholm is a research on different aspects of order political, social and cultural. But the artist and designer Åsa Lockner also relates to her private life:
- When I face symptoms of stress my desire for order increases. I try to compenesate my loss of control with actions as organizing work papers in files.
Recently Åsa Lockner visited Laos and White Russia, two countries where the inhabitants are under strong repression from the authoritiy. She reacted with surprise on the few visible signs from the governmental control in the streets:
- The lack of individual expression and subcultures was the things that struck me hardest. Downtown Minsk was unnaturally tidy and clean, simply too clean. The whole society was cleansed from diverting expression.
“Views of Order” is organized in seven chapters of jewellery and sculptures in different environments, all describing the artist ideas. The first chapter, “Table Manners”, handles governmental repression towards dissidents. The third chapter is the sculpture, “Being Nice”, where a woman fights against visible and invisible chains.
