Erica von Essen

Location

Umeå, Sweden

Preferred artistic medium

Contemporary, Photography, Printmaking, Textile & Fibre Art

Art level career

Emerging

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Artist statement

As an artist I want to invite you to embrace the imperfect.

The core values ​​that permeate everything I create are; Passion, Sustainability and Imperfection.

Passion; I have a passion for exploring and mixing all kinds of different techniques and at the moment I work a lot with cyanotype together with embroidery. Happiness for me is to lose control over the first part of the process and see where the work is taking me.

Sustainability; We all have to work for a better world and as an artist I belive that it is my job to create with existing resources. The old paper or fabric I use in my work has a story and a soul that I want to transfer to something new.

Imperfection; The japanese philosophy and aesthetics Wabi-sabi is the foundation of my life and my art.  Wabi-sabi is a contrast to the ideal of perfection, it is about simplicity and seeing the beauty of the imperfect. For me in my creative process, it's about being present, valuing mistakes and taking time to appreciate the small moments of success. With my art I want to break the perfect that has been haunting me through life and show you my beauty of the imperfect.

I am open to exhibition and project opportunities and also interested in collaborations.