| Carl Johan Högberg, JJ, 2012, image: Christian Larsen |
Carl Johan Högberg’s paintings seem to scan life’s panorama in a manner that suggests, at once, omnipotence and a sense of the absurd. More »
Viktor Rosdahl, ”Outskirts”
| Viktor Rosdahl, The Wedding, 2013, image: Christian Larsen |
In “Ytterstad / Outskirts” Viktor Rosdahl includes more human figures and visages than in previous exhibitions and employs a tone which seems more reverent than before. More »
Joakim Eneroth, ”Short Stories of the Transparent Mind”
| Joakim Eneroth, The Past is Gone, The Future is Cancelled, 2008, image: Joakim Eneroth |
I wish I could take these home with me. As contradictory as it may seem, a room filled with a family of such an aesthetic possession might be its own cure. The actual collection of texts and photographs, “Short Stories of the Transparent Mind,” by Stockholm-based artist Joakim Eneroth is larger than what is presented in the gallery, but one is still able to discern that notions of absence and emptiness are seriously and creatively approached. More »
Viktor Rosdahl, Ein, Zwei, Drei
| Viktor Rosdahl, Ein, Zwei, Drei, 2010, image: Christian Larsen |
Christian Larsen’s current exhibition “In Darkness, the Embrace of the Streets” displays recent paintings by Malmö-based artist Viktor Rosdahl. One in particular Ein, Zwei, Drei, 2010 can easily serve as a striking representative of both the dark climate and bleak temperament of Stockholm during winter. Using thick layers of textured ink on canvas expressing shades of white or pale grey on a dark grey or black background, Rosdahl is sensitive to both painterly detail and emotion. Miniscule brush strokes are detectable, suggesting an apocalyptic awe when considering the work’s grand dimensions. One mood portrayed appears to be influenced by forces which are not in anyone’s control, such as inevitable change, decay and regeneration found in nature, and perhaps unforeseeable mayhem or disaster. More »
Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer, ”Under Nomadic Surfaces”
| Cooper and Gorfer, Women Boats Left, 2008-10, image: Christian Larsen |
Based in Göteborg, Sweden, the artists Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer began to collaborate in 2006, for they share an attraction to issues of place and the act of site-specific storytelling. “Under Nomadic Surfaces,” the duo’s latest exhibition, presents images from their travels to Kyrgyzstan and Qatar; all of the works depict individuals who crossed their paths. The artists emphasize the personal narratives of each subject, eschewing the obvious political or religious connotations that could be extracted from these pictures. Instead, Cooper and Gorfer attempt to portray the memories of each person to communicate the passage of time. The works also highlight the countries’ ongoing transformations in order to reflect on changes that may not be readily visible. More »