The reason I work mainly with heads is my fascination with all the feelings we have and the thoughts we think. Our feelings and thoughts are often reflected in our presence, and especially in our facial expressions.

My interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture is also reflected in my work. It is a wonderful dream journey. A journey where the final destination is unknown. Likely it will be somewhere in the Roman ancient history or mythology.

I always start creating my works with an open mind and giving voice to my soul and inner being. I am trying to channel light and vital energy. Not caged and confined by the limits of form and design.

Even the final touch of colors is unnatural, indicating that sometimes this is not a depiction from life but rather the report of a dream or hallucination. I’m trying to create an atmosphere packed with emotional tension. An deliberately mysterious and ambiguous atmosphere suspended between reality and a dream.

In an attempt to summarize my art I would say; Ancient influences meet modern design.

Technique:
My technique is unique when building my sculptures. The works are created using stoneware and subsequently worked with various metals, glazes, oxides and a mixture of raw materials.

I apply everything before firing. Normally I use at least three firings for my works. I am firing to 1000oC and then to 1270oC.

I am constantly testing new ways and materials to find techniques and solutions never used before.

Gallery Comment:

Per Siwmark has synthesized and intertwined his various interests and techniques to create a very personal style for his scultptures. This is the sign of a creative process that is alive and developing with a momentum almost of it's own. These marvelous heads, which recall the past, but exist with avant-garde techniques from present, pulsate with a deep feeling of something familiar yet mysterious, creating a sense of exploration within the viewer and a curiosity which asks for one's undivided attention.

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