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In a box belonging to Ingrid's mother, there were old dress-up dolls made from paper.
Her mother wanted to throw them away.
In Ingrid's box was a book about Catholic icons.
It's unclear why she got it. She was also considered throwing it away, but throwing books 'doesn't feel so nice'.
At a party, she got some marketing materials (which Ingrid is sure she would throw away when the offer period was over).
It then became a game to combine the different figures.
While Ingrid has been making collages, she has been thinking about icons and idols.
What we idealize. What the heroes of a hypercapitalist society look like. Who sets the norms and values that are preached.
About Material Bank for Creative Projects (MBKP):
The Material Bank for Creative Projects (MBKP) is an art and dissemination project that collects and distributes used materials in exchange for people’s stories about the materials. MBKP is currently located at Tromsø Kunstforening (Hvilhaug) and is run by local artist Herman Skrinde.