This piece was inspired by Snölykta, winter lanterns made of snowball pyramids formed around a candle. They bring light to the long dark months of winter and are often used to form a light-filled path home in rural Swedish landscapes. Combing these forms from my childhood with home videos of growing up in both Sweden and Minneapolis, accompanying the sculptures in a nonlinear timeline, expressing experience of being part of two worlds – at once belonging to both and neither. These forms highlight home, vulnerability and loss of family and memories by losing both my parents to early deaths. Expressing the ripple effects that follow from losing the pieces of oneself found in family and identity.

Fluidity: Swedish Identity in Glass Exhibition 2024
The American Swedish Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota.