SCULPTURE

It was somehow a natural transition to start working with sculptures. I work with paper mache that I make from ecologically recycled organic fibers, homemade glue and a little bit of other stuff. I paint them like I paint on paper or canvas. As a frame I sometimes use materials I find at flea markets or in a backyard, sometimes insulation boards and the like from the hardware store. The best thing about paper mache is it can be shaped directly by hand, and it lends itself so well to painting. When dry, it's light and easy to handle. My method is very slow – it takes several months to make a sculpture, because the layers have to dry.

Check out my sound sculptures at "Public Art".

Exhibition view from Galleri Rostrum in Malmö, 2024. In the background an installation by Linda Roschier: “ The Sound of Oxygen”, 2024.

“I Want to Burn” - a guide for birds who want to visit the Phoenix constellation, 2024, paper mache, cardboard, urethane foam, plaster, metal, plastic, lime paint, gouache, acrylic paint, 140x45x45 cm

This work was made for an exhibition project called "Reliefs for Animals", an exchange project between Galleria Huuto in Helsinki and Rostrum Gallery in Malmö, Sweden this autumn. The pedestal is painted with images of birds' eyes. A part of the work is a poem - but it is only in Swedish, I'm sorry, I can't translate it properly. It's inspired by the epic poem Aniara by Harry Martinson (1956).

Exhibition view from Antares Art Center, Finland, in summer 2024.

Three hearts, 2024, paper mache, styrofoam, paint, laqcuer, 40x50x60 cm

White Rose, 2024, paper mache, polystyrene, plastic, wood, paint, lacquer, 80x33x43 cm.

Imaginable Cloud, 2023-2024, paper mache, polystyrene, wood, paint, lacquer, 73x35x40 cm

© Gun Holmström 2025