SKIN TO SKIN
art exhibition with Marje Taska and Sanne Sihm
16–25 May 2025
Opening Friday, 16 May at 16:00–19:00
Guided tour Saturday, 17 May at 12:00
Welcome to an exhibition featuring two artists who both work with the material of leather/skin.
Skin is the membrane that encloses a body, a living being
In the skin's tracks are the traces of time, the hand’s work, beauty and fragility
Signs from the past are etched in the twists of the skin
Memory of an imprint in the universe — The emergence of life
Sanne Sihm was born in the USA to Danish parents and grew up in Malmfälten, Kiruna. Today, she works in the areas around Uppsala, where she is, among other things, a member of the artist group RackarArt. In her artistic work, Sihm explores different materials depending on what she wants to express, with materials that can move from things as simple as clay, rope, or moss. She has, however, increasingly found herself drawn to leather. Leather, as both material and concept, Sihm sees as an ancient tool in sculptural work.
In Sihm’s works, the natural reactions of leather to aging and the passage of time are highlighted, extending both forward and backward in time. The material’s unyielding forms, which both decay and grow, evoke a sense of something primal. Sihm’s artistry prominently and thoughtfully stages the meeting between the dreamlike and the corporeal.
https://www.sanne-sihm.se/
@sannesihmkonst
Marje Taska is currently based in Stockholm but was born and raised in Estonia. She has a strong connection to leather art through her grandfather Eduard Taska, who left his mark on the Estonian leather craft tradition in the early 20th century. Marje Taska carries on the family tradition, working with leather as a raw material for both sculptural and functional pieces.
The works in this exhibition are made from vegetable-tanned leather and suede. The material has been processed with leather knives and modeling pens, and dyed with acrylic and tempera. In the search for structure, Taska has moved from abstract and geometric forms under the period when this exhibition was created, to a kind of protection, where the skin serves as a shield for our organs and the life that pulses within us. By 2025, Taska has left geometry behind and is instead most interested in what lies beneath the surface.
The Underworld, our subconscious.
https://www.marjetaska.com/
@marjetaska
Opening hours:
Weekdays 16:00–19:00
Weekends 12:00–16:00