“Bones” is an independent artistic offshoot of a research initiative addressing how

contemporary blacksmithing and material-based craft can reconnect with traditions of

memorial culture, where the participating artists approach the boneness of things

through their individual artistic voices.

Bone is one of humanity’s earliest materials and tools. Before industrial production and

standardized equipment, bone carried both practical and symbolic functions — shaped

into implements for cutting, scraping, piercing and ritual use. In “Bones,” this material

history becomes a starting point. Bone appears both literally and metaphorically: as

structure, relic, fragment and witness.

Staying close to the language of material-based craft, “Bones” opens toward broader

reflections on grief, remembrance and continuity.

In short, “Bones” is the prompt, and the artists’ works move between artefact and

artwork, between utility and ritual object.

Curated by Tobias Birgersson ans Sigge Nilsson

Participating Artist

Heiner Zimmermann, Tobias Birgersson , Karl Hallberg, Jokum Lind Jensen