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Lone Larsen

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Lone Larsen

(Born 1955, works in Höganäs)

Altar I, 1996

Diabase, graphite paint, steel

66 x 162 x 66 cm

With support from Broby Granit AB

Lone Larsen participated in an exhibition at Wanås in 1996 that presented six Nordic artists who work with diabase. This black stone has long been an attractive material for artists, and has been excavated in the areas north of Wanås since the late 1800s. Diabase can take on many different appearances, from grey and matte to black and shiny. Altar I is a smooth bench made from a hard material. We experience the work when we look at it, sit on it, and touch it. The artwork can be seen as if it were a geological cross-section, with a fluid surface on a coarse foundation. Larsen has worked as a sculptor since the 1990s. Her forms are often bodily and organic, and she works in stone, bronze, plaster, and plastic. She experiments with the tension between heavy materials and light appearances. “The body and its movements have always fascinated me, and they will likely be the theme for my art the rest of my life,” Larsen says of her work.