The Old Fisherman and His Treasures is a series of jewelry casted in tin. These are pieces of jewelry that carries stories: of salt-sprayed winds, rusty piers, and the passage of time. The old sea bear, an icon that has crossed boundaries between generations and places, painted by the German artist Harry Haerendel (1893–1982), has been reproduced countless times over the years. For me, he is a symbol of the soul of seafaring and harbor life, a figure that echoes both melancholy and hope for the future.

In my hands, the old sea bear and his treasures become jewelry in tin, a metal with a raw yet warm character. Castings of seashells are fragments of something lost but simultaneously enduring – the sea’s own memories. They carry my connection to Germany and my love for the Swedish West Coast, a place where layers of history can still be sensed in the worn harbor districts and the fresh coastal breeze.

These are a pieces of jewelry that carries stories. A reminder of a bygone time, but also a love letter to what endures: the sea, the wind, and the longing for the horizon.

/Inga