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Sculpture Workshop With Yemisi Wilson
Stockholm
Southnordlördag, 12 oktober 2024 kl:11:00
Yemisi Wilson is a stonemason and sculptor who trained as a painter in Florence at the Accademia di Belli Arti, 1994-2000. She has worked as a sculptor in stone in Pietrasanta from 1999 to 2011, where she was a resident artist at Studio Sem. In 2012 she returned to Stockholm and now works from her studio in Vinterviken, often going on work trips to Italy, Spain, India and Älvdalen where she works in marble, alabaster, granite and porphyry.
In the exhibition opening 2 October 2024, Yemisi portrays and honours two strong women (her maternal & paternal grandmothers) who have been important to their families. She examines what it means to have roots from Nigeria, a country she has never visited, and roots in Sweden that are deeply rooted in both Värmland and Stockholm. On 12 October, Yemisi will activate the exhibition with a sculpture workshop. The workshop will be open to the general public but with limited seating.
In the exhibition opening 2 October 2024, Yemisi portrays and honours two strong women (her maternal & paternal grandmothers) who have been important to their families. She examines what it means to have roots from Nigeria, a country she has never visited, and roots in Sweden that are deeply rooted in both Värmland and Stockholm. On 12 October, Yemisi will activate the exhibition with a sculpture workshop. The workshop will be open to the general public but with limited seating.
