Fine Dying was an exhibition concept presented at Misschiefs, Linnégatan 4, in February 2022. Taking Virginia Woolf’s “Professions for Women” as a shared point of departure, alongside the notion of “fine dying,” curator Paola Bjäringer invited six artists to contribute to a collective installation. Anna Nordström, Lotta Lampa, Isa Andersson, Maria Pita Guerreiro, ButchXFemme, and Sara Szyber created individual, handmade works that were staged on and around a richly set dinner table, forming a shared yet multifaceted narrative.
For Fine Dying, Sara Szyber designed a series of more than 15 unique glass objects in collaboration with glassblowers Eino Mäkelä and Stockholm Glas. The collection includes Woolf Vases in varying sizes, Skew Glasses, Parent Bottles, Larmes Salt Holders, and the Drain Hourglass.
Drawing on the concept of memento mori, the objects introduce ideas of decay and transience through intentional irregularities—imperfections, air bubbles, and traces of glass dust embedded in the material. For the Fine Dying collection, a custom brass skull tool was developed and used to stamp each object, leaving a subtle imprint.
The collective exhibition was presented at Fabbrica Bini during Salone del Mobile in Milan, June 6–12, 2022, with support from Konstnärsnämnden. In 2023, Fine Dying was shown at the Swedish Institute in Paris.
Photos: Daniel Camerini. (Misschiefs, 2022)