Kirsten Hermansson
Kirsten Hermansson
Kirsten Vikingstad Hermansson (b. 1988, NO) is a sculptor based in Jämshög, Sweden, where she runs her own workshop and studio. She studied at Riksglasskolan Orrefors, the Glass and Ceramic School at Bornholm (The Royal Danish Academy), and UMPRUM in Prague under Rony Plesl.
Hermansson’s work explores symbolism related to power and ownership. Through a self-developed process, she combines casting, glass grinding, hot sculpting, and the reconstruction of discarded colors from European glass factories. The materials are cast, shaped, broken, reused, and assembled into sculptures that unfold as waves of unexpected patterns and colors. The works embrace imperfection and highlight the beauty of experimentation itself. Kirsten works with both autonomous objects and site-specific projects in public spaces.
Her works are included in the collections of the Corning Museum of Glass (US), Public Art Agency Sweden (SE), the National Museum (NO), the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NO), and KODE (NO). She has exhibited widely across Europe and North America, and was most recently a Visiting Artist at the Corning Museum of Glass in November 2025.