Non-Tool / Ótól

2023

Textile sculpture (acrylic on handwoven cotton and linen, stuffing), 10 x 13 x 13 cm.

The Icelandic Textile Association’s exhibition at DesignMarch Reykjavik, Harpa Concert Hall, 2023.

Non-Tool is an unusable object that hints at the world of implements and gadgets which it does not belong to. Even so, it has its own qualities, such as softness, versatility and flexibility.

Non-Tool is a reflection on the value system pertaining to the so-called gendered characteristics and the lingering ideas about men’s and women’s work, which invites the consideration of the Non-Tool’s existence from a different perspective.