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The Ecosystem by the Pond in the Forrest

””He/she is not a philosopher who does not write poems and paints. Hence it is not without reason one says that to understand is to see fantasy creatures, and understanding is fantasy.” Giordano Bruno, an Italian philosopher from the renaissance, once said. The quote doesn’t necessarily have to be true for me to like it. In so many ways it explains the drive and essence of my artistry:
Using painting and sculpture and combinations of both I make installations consisting of colorful, interactive objects. The creatures in these scenes start talking to me while I make them. Our conversations become dialogues, stories, fables and poems. The texts carry more darkness, maybe to balance and give weight to the colorful installations, and are presented so they cannot be easily seen. The audience has to look for them and make an active decision whether to take part of them or not.”

Heike Thiede
The Last of My Kind
Wearing a human mask
Creature wearing a human mask
My Prince
Vi sitter också på grenen ni sågar av (Swedish proverb)