PROGRAM DURING THE EXHIBITION

In Mattias Norström's art, nature, craft tradition and popular culture collide. He often uses clear symbols that are loaded with unexpected content through brutal or tender treatment. Norström's art always seems direct but never simple, the choice of materials and their handling are always central: the tangible and concrete contain the poetic turn. Mattias Norström was born in 1971 and graduated from the Valand Academy of Fine Arts in 2002. Previous solo exhibitions include Missionen Gagnef Konsthall (2013), Galleri 54, Gothenburg (2011) and Katrineholms Konsthall (2011). In the summer of 2016, he made the acclaimed work Du gamla du fria. A withered flagpole in the middle of Vasa Park in Gothenburg. A work that received a lot of space in newspapers and social media for several weeks.

Ragnar Strömberg, born August 16, 1950 in Gothenburg, is a Swedish author, translator and critic for Expressen, Göteborgs-Tidningen since 1977 and for BLM since 1974. He has also been a sports writer for Göteborgs-Posten. Strömberg draws his inspiration from rock music but also much from the Roman poet Catullus. Ragnar Strömberg, born August 16, 1950 in Gothenburg, is a Swedish author, translator and critic for Expressen, Göteborgs-Tidningen since 1977 and for BLM since 1974. He has also been a sports writer for Göteborgs-Posten. Strömberg draws his inspiration from rock music but also much from the Roman poet Catullus. Among other things, he has written a Catullus trilogy that ended in 1996 with “Fraktskostnad för elefant skulptur i naturlig sörelek.” He has translated poetry by, among others, John Ashbery and Paul Auster.

Nina Bondeson was born in 1953 in Stockholm and lives and works in Mölndal just outside Gothenburg. She was educated at the Stockholm Academy of Fine Arts from 1983 to 1988. Parallel to her artistic career, writing runs, sometimes integrated into her work but also in texts about art such as Tiden som är för handen; about practical art making (together with Marie Holmgren). Bondeson has also contributed to a number of anthologies, books and magazines. Often in critical reflections on the relationship between art and theory, as she herself puts it: “A theoretical interest in art making can be very rewarding and interesting, but it is not a prerequisite for practice. It has been important for me to remind myself and others of that.”

Jörgen Lind, born in 1966 and living in Gothenburg, has a long poetic career behind him. He was awarded the Swedish Radio Poetry Prize in 2015. In 2020, Mott was published. Reservatet is his third book by Albert Bonniers Förlag. In 2023, he was awarded the Gustaf Fröding Society Poetry Prize, "for a significant and long-standing poetic work in which, through his musical and painfully concrete language, he makes clear how people are affected by grief and anger in the face of transience and losses".

Esperi is a freelance choreographer, educator, and performance and video artist based in Gothenburg. The focus of her artistic practice and method is scenic improvisation/composition in the present. She creates works for stages, art spaces, museums and public environments both nationally and internationally. In addition to her own productions, Benedikte is part of a number of networks and platforms for artistic research, contemporary dance and art. Artistic director of the Dansfilmfestivalen and Finnekumla Dans & Konstscen.

Born in Malaysia, lives and works in Gothenburg. Chuyia explores painting, installation art, digital representation and performance art. Her work focuses on global issues, especially in terms of habitat, food, identity and culture. Chia often combines performance art with craft, video and photography and continues to explore different art forms with an open mind. Her series of works such as "Knitting the Future", "The Leek Warriors" and "Gardening", which were included in both of her solo exhibitions since 2018, tell a story about humanity's complicated relationship with the earth, the earth that we have always exploited to better suit our needs for food and buildings.

Cederholm is a true autodidact in sound and sound design, born and based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Although he has been schooled in violin during the early years 7 -14. Trained and has now created a really good musical tonal ear. In his early teens he found a world of synthesizers and tapes. From then on he has always been interested in the experimental and electronic music scene. The recent time has been a mix of sound design and music production for Performances Art. Regularly collaborates with several performance artists including: Benedikte Esperi and Joakim Stampe, LiveAction. Jesper has acquired a wide experience and a good methodical way of working together with Performing Artists. The soundscape becomes a supporting backdrop, not the focal point, only to enhance the audience's experience of the Performance Art Act.