Contemporary Metal Sculpture

Featured Works

A selection of contemporary metal sculptures and installations.

Zephyrus

The Generating Breath
(Wall-Mounted Relief / Atmospheric Threshold)

 

Ronja

A commanding 8-foot figurative sculpture and Pan-like force of nature, caught in a mesmeric dance where steel, copper, and hundreds of hand-forged roses become a living gown.

The Midnight Aurora Arbour

The Kelp-Winged Sea Dragon

Phycodurus Alchemia — From the series Into the Abyss. Hand-forged mild steel with heat-blued tendrils, brass-and-silver-brazed gold speckles, flame-patinated copper wings with verdigris crystallization, and natural labradorite eyes backed in pure sterling silver over a burnt linseed-oiled base.

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THE ARTIST

Hannelora Johansson

My practice is rooted in a fundamental reverence for the alchemy of metal and the boundlessness of the imagined world. For over two decades, I have worked at the forge, drawn to the profound physical transformation of rigid materials. Through intense heat and traditional blacksmithing techniques, unforgiving elements like mild steel, copper, and silver become as fluid as plasticine in my hands. Manipulating this elasticity allows me to engineer intricate, speculative biologies—sculptures that breathe, curve, and blossom with life.

The Ethos and Why of the Rose

The Anthology of Roses

A collection of hand-forged metal sculptures, each telling a story of strength and beauty. Forged from fire, sculpted for eternity.
Pl. I. — The Botanical Forgings
Handforged Masterpieces

The Botanical Anthology

Mild Steel Roses

Raw industrial beauty meeting organic grace. Sculpted from mild steel with hand-hammered textures and a protective natural wax finish.

Copper Roses

Warm tones and luminous metallic reflections. Crafted from pure copper, showing detailed veins and hand-hammered classic vintage shapes.

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