#470 Fiscal Rim
US$ 1,500
Overview
2023
Construction Filler, Filler on board, oak panel
Unique Work
Dimensions: 84cm (H) x 64cm (W) x 5cm (D) / 33.1" (H) x 25.2" (W) x 2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
I used 10m of metal wire to draw giant segments of concentric circles in the wet filler. One end is attached to a spike in my table on the other side of the studio, and on the other end is a Norwegian Krone coin that conveniently has a small hole in the middle. The ever-so-slightly curved lines might be associated with celestial orbits, and I’m trying to juxtapose that with the field of finance. Money has its own kind of gravity, I believe. Large sums seem to attract more of it. Wealth is getting more and more concentrated. Being on the outskirts of the global finance system makes it difficult to maintain independence. The pull of the main currencies and the flow of capital is too strong. The Norwegian money might be peripheral, but the national oil fund is one of the largest in the world.
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Artist profile
Johan Söderström
Born: 1969
Hometown: Stockholm
Based in: Oslo
I am interested in process-based painting and the profound human solitude. While exploring one thing, I sometimes try to formulate something about the other.
My work is made from construction filler in oak frames. I have developed a unique technique, where I insert 6 mm thick layers of grey and white …
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