Roger Andersson – with pigments from powdered rust
Roger Andersson paints with pigments from powdered rust, a byproduct from sharpening his sculpting tools. The close links between rust and decomposition, the passing of time and ageing relates to the heavy and dried drooping sunflower heads. In the exhibition I Follow the Sun, Andersson is featured with three works on paper from his series Slaves by Choice (2010–2012). The title alludes to Étienne de La Boétie’s The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse on Voluntary Servitude (published in 1577), with theories on how man, through customs, habits and culture submits voluntarily to rulers. There are few parallels, however, between Andersson’s drawings of sunflowers and the thoughts of La Boétie. On the contrary, it is the free association that lends the plants their anthropomorphic appearance and dark ominous mood.
See the three artworks in Artipelag’s current exhibition, I Follow the Sun, which is on view until January 5 2025. Learn more about Roger Andersson in the exhibition catalogue, which is available for purchase in the Design Shop and in the webshop (link in bio).
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