Culture / Society

“In many ways, all artists are thieves": Norwegian sculptor Håkon Anton Fagerås on going viral – and being copied

By Lisa Hasselgård-Rowe

Photo: Olivia Thordén Rubie

Marble, as everyone knows, is inherently hard. Yet in the hands of Håkon Anton Fagerås it becomes deliciously soft. In fact, the Norwegian sculptor’s marble pillows are so universally pleasing, they’ve made him a social media phenomenon. We chisel away at how the artist is using age old techniques to resonate in a modern world