My work has preliminarily been concerned with approaching what is ”animal”. And about inviting cows into my artistic process. the relationship between animals and humans interests me. in this project, being able to take part in the daily life of a farmer with his animals has deepened my insight into my own work. it has also made me realize that one approach to art is daring to be open to unexpected meetings. initiating a dialogue with others who are not givens within the art world, such as producers of salt licks, production leaders, moulders, ceramic glazers, kiln masters. Factories house a number of exciting activities and a great deal of skill. interesting people who enrich and lead me towards new ideas. important participants in this project are, foremost, the cows, the salt lick industry, and the industrial porcelain factory. it is a challenge to combine the natural force of a cow’s tongue shaping the sugar-cube form of a salt lick with a strict approach to a material, industrial porcelain. For the past three years i have had my studio at the ifö sanitary ware factory in Bromölla. not least from a perspective of pure craftsmanship has it been challenging. A fantastic insight into a very beautiful and successful marriage between two materials: plaster and kaolin. the porcelain salt lick is for me: the fruitful result of meetings. Poetry in the living space between humans animals. something that contains something magical. A human eye reflected in an animal eye.

Åsa lindsjö