Rose Eken, 2022
Oysters and Lemons
Collector work
DKK 13,000
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In “Oysters and Lemons,” Rose Eken turns common food into art. Through her distinctive black and green patina, Eken, and her meticulous craftsmanship, sculpts oysters and lemons with a dedication to detail, transforming the everyday into an enduring piece of artwork.
Lead time: 8-12 weeks
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Includes a signed certificate of authenticity confirming edition and provenance.
- Artist
- Rose Eken
- Year
- 2022
- Material
- Black and Green Patinated Bronze
- Dimensions
- Approx. 15 x 5 cm
- Edition
- Limited edition of 30 + 4 Artist’s Proofs (AP)
- Signature
- Engraved
The work
Eken’s work pays homage to life’s little moments, which at some point or another, we all both experience and forget. With her journey to turn an everyday object into an enduring sculpture, Eken is looking to preserve the parts of life we often forget. She emphasizes the little moments, reminding us to slow down, look around, and enjoy.
Materials & making
Cast bronze
Bronze holds detail that few materials can. Cast from the artist's original, each edition carries the same surface, weight and gravity, a physical record of the hand that made it, hardened into an alloy that will outlast everyone who touches it.
- Material
- Black and Green Patinated Bronze
- Dimensions
- Approx. 15 x 5 cm
- Edition
- Limited edition of 30 + 4 Artist’s Proofs (AP)
- Signature
- Engraved
01
Mould and wax
The artist's original is captured in a flexible mould, from which a hollow wax replica is taken and refined by hand until every surface matches the source.
02
Lost-wax casting
The wax is encased in a ceramic shell and fired; the wax runs out and molten bronze is poured into the void it leaves, taking on the exact form of the original.
03
Chasing and assembly
The rough cast is released from its shell, sprues removed, and seams chased away by hand so the metal reads as a single continuous surface.
04
Patina and finish
The finished bronze is coloured with heat and chemistry, then sealed with a hand-applied patina unique to each edition.
Made at
Fonderia Artistica Mariani
Italy · Est. 1952
Founded in 1952, Fonderia Artistica Mariani is an Italian art foundry known for precision bronze casting. Each work is cast using the traditional lost-wax and vacuum-shell methods that capture the finest surface detail, then chased, finished and patinated by hand.
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The artist
Rose Eken
1976, Copenhagen, Denmark · Ceramics, Sculpture, Installation
Rose Eken creates hand-painted ceramic miniatures and large-scale installations that document the detritus of everyday life and subculture — in particular the punk and music scenes. Her work functions as a contemporary archaeology, preserving ephemeral objects in clay to explore memory and cultural heritage.
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- Artist
- Rose Eken
- Title
- Oysters and Lemons
- Year
- 2022
- Material
- Black and Green Patinated Bronze
- Dimensions
- Approx. 15 x 5 cm
- Edition size
- Limited edition of 30 + 4 Artist’s Proofs (AP)
- Signature / marking
- Engraved
- Provenance
- First sale, Edition Solenne
- Lead time
- 8-12 weeks
- Certificate
- Signed certificate of authenticity included
- Returns
- Made to order. Sales are final once production begins; contact us within 7 days if the work arrives damaged.
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