Credit: Haem Project
Cecilia Jonsson (SE)
The vital chemical element of iron, which is also found in human blood, is the same element used to make weapons, shields, and tools, which have assured human survival and progress for thousands of years.
For her installation Haem, the artist makes a compass needle out of iron obtained from the hemoglobin from donated human placentas. These symbolize the direct connection between the mother and the fetus, the earliest meeting point between new and existing life. The compass needle is presented in a specially made glass bowl, which refers to microscopic depictions of the placenta in its design.
The work is expanded with a sound composition and an archive with information about the children of the placenta-donors.
