""A sea shell is a shelter for a living thing, but I don't just want to protect these women and their identity, I also want to emphasise the way that they gaze back.""
""When you're at a distance, they really stare at you. It's uncanny and you think: perhaps it's not as beautiful as I thought it was.""
Lotta Antonsson's work, rooted in her childhood experiences with collage, utilizes vintage images from 1968 to 1978. Her subjects, often young and nude, are adorned with gemstones and shells to challenge the male gaze. Works like Seashell Face #100 and Ali confront viewers with uncanny representations, emphasizing women's agency. The presentation includes hot pink plinths and mirrored surfaces, evoking 60s interior design. Antonsson navigates nostalgia, aiming for a personal rather than collective sentiment, while reflecting on the era's cultural dynamics of free love and pop culture.
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