Tamburmajoren
2021
Wood, cork, metal, cardboard, fishing line, copper tape, buskstöd, vintage hat stands, baking paper, clay, magnets, wire
Approximately 180x42x30cm
The Tamburmajor is a guardian for the home, watching over the hall as an inbetween space. The assemblage is based on a coat stand, and combines leftover materials from previous works with found vintage hat stands, an old sketch of a face and an icicle-like form of knitted fishing line. This sculpture is part of a series of assemblage works that appropriate and refer to inadvertent moments of art and exhibition making based found at home.
It is also an exploration in circumstance, place and practice - letting materials and works saved and collected in studio come together intuitively and out of necessity, in a time of restrictions, making do and resourcefulness.
Tamburmajor is the Swedish word for both drum major (the leader of a marching band) and hat stand.