Christian Louboutain shoes in Ikea shopping net, 2021
Christian Louboutain shoes in Ikea shopping net, screenprint on mdf, strap, 2021
screen print on mdf, 30 x 22,5 x 33 cm, coffee cup and champagne glass
Shelflife & Motherhood, 20x screen print on mdf, 30 x 22,5 x 33 cm Euro-pallet
Übermutter, 2021, print on vinyl on oil barrel, 57 x85 cm
Übermutter, 2021, detail, print on vinyl on oil barrel, 57 x85 cm
Mutti on the block, 2021, digital print on paper on mdf, clingfilm, half euro pallet, 80x60x115 cm
Graduation exhibition Non Stop, Tou Ølhallene, Stavanger, Norway, 2021
Mutti is German for mom. In the German language the nickname ‘Mutti’ is old fashioned and negatively loaded. It conveys a picture of an old-fashioned housewife who devotes her life to her children and husband in a traditional family setup within a patriarchal society. Mutti manages the family, runs the household and bakes the cake for the community cake sale. Mutti remembers birthdays and buys gift wrap. Mutti changes sheets and turns socks inside out. Mutti cares. Mutti can do it. Mutti is always available, always on offer, always reduced.
Through its appropriation the Mutti food can has become a tool for me to investigate roles in families and society structures. Since becoming a mother myself I’ve been exploring the interplay between expectations and freedoms of women in motherhood.
Mutti Solo Pomodoro is an Italian company specialised in preserving tomatoes. Their most common product is a can of chopped tomatoes. Its design varies slightly depending on the country where it is sold. I’ve been working with the can design for the northern European market.
Photos taken by Helle Navratil in the exhibition space Tou Ølhallene, Stavanger, Norway.