THE ELEPHANT IN ME - THE JOURNEY THAT CONTINUES
My thesis, Bachelor in Fine Arts at Novia University of Applied Science, consists of an installation of a sacred room with materials that are and resonates “home” for me. 156 small ceramic elephants are wandering around and on, always moving forward. The elephant is a wanderer, a matriarch, a survivor. The work deals with my relationship to my grandmother (Famo) who also was a visual artist and how she has always been my biggest inspiration even though I have never met her. I have painted some of the ceramic elephants with Famo's old pigments and weave her yarn into the work. She lives on in me in my artistic work.
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In this work, I reflect on my path of becoming a visual artist. I do that by applying it to my life via the symbolism of elephants. The work tells about the importance of the elephant culturally, spiritually and the great significance for me personally.
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This thesis is an homage to Famo. The work is about the artist and the elephant in me and about the journey that continues.
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SHALOM
