Assembly | Sigve Knutson

裝配 | Sigve Knutson

比雷埃夫斯,Polidefkous 39 號,Carwan Gallery Athens | 2021年11月4日 - 2022年1月9日

挪威年輕設計師 Sigve Knutson 以直覺為導向,透過親手實作與多樣化的材料,創作出挑戰當代大量生產設計的物件。繼 2017 年米蘭設計週期間於 Carwan Gallery 發表備受好評的個人項目《Drawn to Production》後,Knutson 再度於該畫廊舉辦全新個展,展出過去五年來的作品——其中包括專為此次展覽創作,並受比雷埃夫斯(Piraeus)在地環境所啟發的全新物件。 

本次展覽名為 Assembly,旨在探索 Knutson 設計實踐中那種自由隨性、即興創作的手法;其創作動力往往源自於將事物拼湊在一起的純粹樂趣,過程中無需事先規劃或設計。他所創作的每一件物件皆獨一無二,源於一場由實驗精神與直覺運用工具所引領的過程,旨在創造出設計師口中所謂展現不同「功能層次」(gradients of functionality)的原型形式。因此,抽象的木柱與趣味十足的堆疊架、手工塑形的形態、鑄金座椅以及幾何雕塑,共同構成他作品中的獨特風景。

Assembly features a selection of works in wood, different kinds of metal and “wood mud”, a mixture of wood dust and glue that Knutson uses like clay to sculpt various objects with his hands. Imagined as a whimsical gathering of handcrafted objects, the exhibition focuses on Knutson’s understated sense of innovation and honesty, especially in the way he chooses to finish his pieces: visible markings from the tools used and the making process, in combination with minimal use of varnish or other coatings, allow the viewer/user to explore and experience the materiality of each object in a more direct way.

Conceived as exercises in pure making, Knutson’s objects are part of a personal, introspective kind of design-making. Through constant and playful experimentation, he explores what it means to be human through craft, and particularly what it means to be “a human making things in this day and age”.

Sigve Knutson, Assembly at Carwan Gallery Athens - © Giorgos Sfakianakis