Marion Karlsson Tang
Adellab Jewellery and Silversmithing BA
Konstfack - University Of Arts Crafts and Design
Specialisms: Jewelry / Silversmithing / Contemporary Craft
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Marion Karlsson Tang
First Name: Marion
Last Name: Karlsson Tang
Specialisms: Jewelry / Silversmithing / Contemporary Craft
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My Location: Stockholm, Sweden
University / College: Konstfack - University Of Arts Crafts and Design
Course / Program Title: Adellab Jewellery and Silversmithing BA
About
Born and raised in the countryside in the south of Sweden, Marion is now based in Stockholm. After working as a teacher for a couple of years she chose to pivot. After studying silversmithing and jewellery design for one year at Folkuniversitetet in Stockholm she fell in love with jewellery making and metal work. She has received a bachelor’s degree at Jewellery and Corpus at Konstfack – University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden.
Marion draws much of her inspiration from her love of nature but also from interactions between humans. Through her work she tries to invite both wearers and viewers of her jewellery to reflection or discussions about events, emotions or interactions.
Her work has recently been exhibited in group exhibitions at Hallwylska Museet, Munich Jewellery Week, Lisbon Jewellery Bienanial, Berwaldhallen and Konstfack. She is also soon going to display her work at Bååtska palatset.
In this project I explore people’s wishes regarding how their bodies should be managed after death, with a focus on returning to nature. Through a survey involving anonymous respondents, it examines contemporary attitudes toward death and burial practices. The responses highlight a significant desire to reconnect with nature post-mortem, including wishes to be buried beneath trees or to become nourishment for plants and animals. I have also looked at current limitations in Swedish burial laws and practices, contrasting them with international alternatives such as composting and mycelium coffins. Inspired by my research and the anonymous respondents I have created a series of jewelry and sculptural objects using different metals. These objects, deliberately oxidized to reflect decay, symbolize the natural cycle of decomposition. Ultimately, the thesis seeks to provoke discussion on death and ritual around death. I think that embracing death openly could enrich our relationship with life. I hope that my work will work as a dialogue opener about how we want to be buried and what choices we can make, but also how our choices would affect our loved ones.
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