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University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Department of Crafts (KHV), Ädellab (Jewellery and Corpus).
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis [Artistic work]
Abstract [en]

The human body can be regarded as outdated and obsolete, which has led us to use various methods to alter it throughout history. Both historically and today, humans have modified our bodies in different ways, these modifications are often permanent and usually serve an aesthetic purpose or act as a form of personal expression. The development of body decoration and modification has progressed rapidly, and today, there are numerous techniques and styles for transforming the body. We now have the freedom to decide how we want to look and adorn ourselves, making us masters of our own identities.

In many ways, we see ourselves as rulers of our own nature, and the bodily modifications we incorporate blur the boundary between what is inherently our own and what is foreign. Is the modified body a hybrid of ourselves, and how far can we really go in determining our own bodies?

In this work, I explore how we use body modifications, what they have been and what they can become. By pushing the boundaries of our bodies and challenging conventional ideas of modification, I reconsider the concept of body ideals. My artistic work is influenced by real implants, the body's physiological processes, and anatomy. In my objects, I use materials that can be worn inside the body, such as titanium and silicone.

Through my artistic expressions, I hope to encourage the individual viewer to reflect on their own relationship with body modifications. What a body is "meant" to be is a personal and individual question that only each person can answer for themselves. The purpose of this work is therefore not to seek an answer as to why we modify ourselves, nor do I aim to determine what is right or wrong

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 17
Keywords [en]
body, modification, jewelry
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Crafts
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URN: urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-10316OAI: oai:DiVA.org:konstfack-10316DiVA, id: diva2:1965451
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Ädellab/Metal (Bachelor)
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Available from: 2025-06-10 Created: 2025-06-09 Last updated: 2025-09-26Bibliographically approved

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