Allien autopsy

november 14 – 2019
Written by Sanna Fehrman

Massproductions invited the artist Åsa Stenerhag to collaborate on their installation ”Alien Autopsy” which opened on 14 November 2019 at the Massproductions showroom in Stockholm. The installation was created in conjunction with the launch of the new Landa table system.

 

Massproductions invited the artist Åsa Stenerhag to collaborate on their installation ”Alien Autopsy” which opened on 14 November 2019 at the Massproductions showroom in Stockholm. The installation was created in conjunction with the launch of the new Landa table system.

The new Landa table’s design is based on two parallel steel beams, allowing for an exceptionally long span between the leg pairs. Space has been one of the recurring concepts in its development, in the form of the significant and comfortable voids created under long table tops, and also in the inspiration behind its appearance. When Massproduction’s designer Chris Martin designed Landa’s characteristic angled table legs he was inspired by NASA’s lunar module.

The new Landa table’s design is based on two parallel steel beams, allowing for an exceptionally long span between the leg pairs. Space has been one of the recurring concepts in its development, in the form of the significant and comfortable voids created under long table tops, and also in the inspiration behind its appearance. When Massproduction’s designer Chris Martin designed Landa’s characteristic angled table legs he was inspired by NASA’s lunar module.

In the installation, the Landa table presents a series of stoneware sculptures by artist Åsa Stenerhag in prominent organic forms and textures. The installation title ”Alien Autopsy” is a nod to a controversial short film by Englishman Ray Santillis from 1995.

In the installation, the Landa table presents a series of stoneware sculptures by artist Åsa Stenerhag in prominent organic forms and textures. The installation title ”Alien Autopsy” is a nod to a controversial short film by Englishman Ray Santillis from 1995.

The sculptures have been baked once after which the ceramic still has the ability to soak up color. Every sculpture has then been stained by less traditional methods, such as gouache, shoe polish and linseed oil.

”My work usually starts with a feeling, an energy and desire that then comes down to material, surface and shape… Clay is a living material and must be taken care of in different ways throughout all stages of the drying process. It is a constant collaboration between me and the clay. For me the process is as important as the result. That’s what drives me” 

– Åsa Stenerhag
Artist