The magic of clay – Scandinavian ceramics through a hundred years

The exhibition shows a selection from the extensive collection of modern and contemporary Scandinavian ceramics, BIM Collection, which the collector Björn Mathiasson has brought together since the late 1970s. The historically very valuable and well-documented collection has been donated in its entirety to Rian, where it will form a resource for research and exhibitions. In connection with the donation, the museum also acquires Björn Mathiasson’s book collection and archive.

A printed catalog with specially ordered texts by writers from Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden is published for the exhibition: Jorunn Veiteberg, Anne Britt Ylvisåker, Bodil Busk Laursen, Karin Widnäs, Kerstin Wickman and Petter Eklund. Editor for the catalog is Rians museum director Love Jönsson.

The receipt of the donation has been made possible through a grant from Region Halland.

On August 22, 2023, Rian is organizing a Nordic seminar on ceramic sculpture in the post-war period. The seminar is organized in collaboration with Gustavsberg’s porcelain museum/National Museum and the Nordic network for ceramics institutions. Participating in the seminar are, among others, Torbjørn Kvasbø, Venabygd, ceramicist and former professor at Konstfack in Stockholm and current HDK-Valand in Gothenburg; Pekka Paikkari, Helsinki, ceramist and former chairman of the artists’ organization Ornamo; Eva Hild, Sparsör, ceramicist; Max Liljefors, Lund, professor of art science; Bengt Berglund, Gustavsberg, ceramist and Marika Bogren, former curator at the National Museum. Contact love.jonsson@falkenberg.sefor more information about the seminar.