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Ijár
Artist
Rose-Marie Huuva
(Sverige, född 1943)
Date2005
MediumReindeer skin and sealskin
DimensionsYttermått: 20,3 × 54 × 46 cm
Classification
Countries
Credit LineInköp 2022 med medel från Gerard Bonniers stiftelse
On view
StockholmRoomGallery 01:12
Object NumberMOM/2022/6
CollectionsThe Gerard Bonnier Collection
About the artworkA softly rounded surface of reindeer skin merges with black seal fur. From a distance, the mottled surface of the reindeer skin looks like polished stone, while the fur resembles a sucking cavity. This optical illusion creates an uncertain sense of reality, with impressions shifting between hard and soft, and between a lifeless object and living body. For those unfamiliar with the Sámi language, it is easy to assume that the title, Ijár, is a Sámi word, but it is in fact a word invented by Rose-Marie Huuva herself. There is, however, a kinship with the word idja, which means “night sky”. This astronomical association creates the impression of light phenomena appearing in the reindeer skin, representing the merging of the microcosm with the macrocosm.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks
Signerat och daterat på undersidan av konstverket:
Rose-Marie Huuva
Kiruna, Påskrift på undersidan av konstverket:
"IJÁR"
2005
Selected exhibition history
Konsten att samla - Nytt i Moderna Museets samling
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Skymningsland (den 29 oktober 2022 - den 9 april 2023)
Moderna Museet Malmö