HANNAH BACK-HALL
Swedish-Norwegian Ryggen (1894-1970) is one of the 1900s most distinctive and influential artists. The motives in Ryggen Woven expresses a strong political commitment, and visualizations of her reactions to contemporaries, political events from the 1930s until her death in 1970. In terms represents a renewal works of textile art. Hannah Ryggen art is increasingly topical, which is expressed through frequent requests for loans from museums in Norway and abroad.
Decorative Arts sets currently out Hannah Ryggen carpet We live on a star (1958). When government building was attacked on 22 July 2011, received work is a gash in the lower part. Even after accurate restoration is scar gash visible. Wounded in the poetic and love-filled design can be read as a symbol of wounded in a nation after the terrorist attacks.