In Memory of Somebody
5 250 kr / 456 €
Includes 5% art tax

Johanna Warberg
Artist · Stavanger, Norway
| Size | 77 × 74 × 2 cm |
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| Year | 2026 |
Wool- and woolblend yarn.
Cotton tuftingcloth. Lace fabric. Anti-slip felt.
I wanted to create a SOFT artwork of one of the HARDEST objects of a death: A graveSTONE. A grave- or headstone is for many, one of the most important places to mourn and visit their deceased loved ones. We offer flowers to it, we talk to it, touch it — while the rotting corpse lays meters beneath.
While walking in a graveyard, you’re standing on top of so many bodies. SOMEBODY deeply meaningful for someone, but seen in a bigger picture: Just one in a million of dead people. Historically, usually very insignificant, but for others — extremely valuable and loved.
The lilies on the grave is a symbol for death and they represent the event of one’s soul passing away from the body. Flowers are something often used in funerals, both as a honoring gift for the dead, but also a reminder of what it means to be a living being. All bodies, plants, animals… Will rot and decay, and it’s all natural.