ON THE EDGE

GROUP EXHIBITION WITH SIX KNIFE MAKERS

MARCH 14 – APRIL 10, 2015

What is a knife?

An indispensible tool that has been used by humankind for the last 2 million years. Once upon a time, it was the most valuable possession one had.

It is an object that appears in ancient mythology and fables, often as a symbol of sacrifice and death and is surrounded by an air of mysticism, romance, magic and enchantment.

It is a status symbol and a symbol for power and masculinity. An object used for initiation rites where young boys step into adulthood.

Or perhaps as it is today – a trivial kitchen utensil that simply is on hand and often in need of sharpening. The ideas of what a knife represents may be many, but the fact is that the history of the knife is long, enormously eventful and a testament to outstanding craftsmanship.

It is precisely this craftsmanship that Galleri Sebastian Schildt wants to emphasize in the exhibition Six Knife Makers. A kind of craft that is occasionally described as something performed by passionate enthusiasts for other like-minded people. A craft that is a bit on the fringes of the established contemporary craft scene.

At the same time as it actually is a craft that combines all kinds of knowledge, craftsmanship and different materials into the creation of one object: steel, stone, horn, wood, leather, plastic, precious metals, jewels as well as iron forging, wood carving, engraving, horn carving, stone grinding, sculpting and much more.

Galleri Sebastian Schildt invites six internationally acclaimed knife makers who are active in renewing this art form, proving that it can still be both innovative and sharp.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Pär Olof Eklund, Nils Kohring, Gunter Löbach, Rickard Perman, Thomas Raschke and André Rybak 

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