b. 1982
Living and working in Malmö, Sweden

Education:
2005-2010 BA+MA Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm
2003-2005 Ölands Konstskola

Solo Exhibitions
2023 An Image of What You See, Galleri Gerlesborg, Hamburgsund
2021 An Image of What You See, Galleri Format, Malmö
2019 Digital Mutants, Celsius Projects, Malmö
2016 Applied Theories of Expanding Minds, Konstfrämjandet Västerbotten, Umeå
2015 Displacements of the Visible, Verkstad Konsthall, Norrköping, Sweden
2014 The Fire Within the Eye, Galleri BOX, Gothenburg, Sweden
2014 A Series of Images Seen, 圈二(Circle series), Cigarrvägen 13, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 Woodland, Vita Kuben, Norrlandsoperan, Umeå, Sweden, curated by Maria Lantz
2012 The Celestial Equator, Minibar Artist Space, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 Applied Theories of Expanding Minds, Makerere Gallery, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda 

Group Exhibitions/ Screenings:

2024 Screening: Il Serpente, Una Storia sul Molise, Röda Sten Konsthall, Göteborg
2024 Screening: An Image of What You See, IASPIS Open Studios, Stockholm
2023 Screening: Il Serpente, Una Storia sul Molise, Casa Pleiadi, Sant’Agapito, Italy
2023 Screening: Il Serpente, Una Storia sul Molise, Malatesta Associati, Castel San Vincezo, Isernia, Italy
2023 Screening: Il Serpente, Una Storia sul Molise, Caffè del Borgo, Filignano, Italy
2023 Screening: Il Serpente, Una Storia sul Molise, Circolo di Selvone, Selvone, Molise, Italy
2023 Konstkompaniet’s Winter Collection, Konstkompaniet, Stockholm
2022 To the Looker’s Left, Vermilion Sands, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022 Fyrtio, Galleri CC, Malmö
2022 Group exhibition, Museo di Mennella, Mennella, Italy
2022 Celsius Projects at Supermarket Art Fair
2021 Edstrandska Foundation’s Grant Exhibition, KHM Gallery, Malmö 
2020 Open house at IAC, Malmö Gallery Week, Inter Arts Center, Malmö
2020 Songs for Sigge, ALTA & VISTA Group Exhibition, Celsius Projects, Malmö
2019 Futuris, National Center for Contemporary Art’s Baltic Branch, Kaliningrad, Russia
2018 Omnejd, Lunds Konsthall, Lund
2018 Dinner, Sandvand, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018 4032 soluppgångar, Swedish Television
2018 If Seeing is Believing, Fullersta Gård, Huddinge
2018 Babels filmklubb, Skånes Konstförening, Malmö
2017 Catchup, Catsup and Ketchup, Alta Artspace, Malmö
2017 Like a Horse, Fotografiska, Stockholm
2017 Open Studios, the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Netherlands
2017 Future is Possible Here, Videoforma International Video Art Festival, Kuryokhin Center for Modern Art, St. Petersburg, Russia
2016 圈二(circle series nr.2): 卷 (measure word for small rolled things) at 印, St. Gallen, Switzerland
2016 Open Studios, Studi di Cultural Documents, Filignano, Italy
2016 Neuromantics: Cosmic Play, Lubomirov/Angus-Hughes Gallery, London, UK
2016 Systraskapet, Vattrångs Konsthall, Sweden
2015 The Return of Ghosts - Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan 
2015 Beyond the Surface, Occulto Fest, Berlin, Germany, curated by Labor Neunzehn
2015 Beyond the Surface, Labor Neunzehn, Berlin, Germany
2015 Filmform News, Screening at Bio Rio, Stockholm, Sweden
2015 In Search of the Future, Screening at The Polytechnic Museum, Moscow, Russia
2014 The Return of Ghosts - Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition, Hong-Gah Museum, Taiwan, curated by Jow-Jin Gong and Nobuo Takamori.
2014 In These Great Times, (collaborative work with Lina Selander), Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2014 BOX at Clandestino Botnik, Gerlesborg, Sweden
2013 Oberhausen on Tour; Los Angeles Filmforum, Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, USA
2013 Oberhausen on Tour: Barbican Centre, London, Great Britain
2013 video_dumbo, Eyebeam Art + Technology Center, New York, USA
2013 Open Studios, Swing Space, LMCC, New York, USA
2013 Temporära Konstbion, Temporära Konsthallen, Stockholm, Sweden
2013 Videorover 5, indieScreen, New York, USA
2013 Videorover 5, Press Street Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, USA
2013 Cave Instant Clay Hoppy Lay, One night exhibition, New York, USA
2013 Storefront Screenings, Henry Street, NYC, USA
2012 Melancholy in Progress, Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition, Hong-Gah Museum, Taiwan
2012 The Desire Called Utopia, Artist Film Screenings, Arnolfini, Bristol, UK
2012 Artists Cine Club: Africa in Science Fiction, screening at FACT, Liverpool, UK
2012 So you say, West Space, Melbourne, Australia
2011 Neverending Musical, Kurant, Tromsö, Norway
2011 Now & After, The Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Russia
2011 Aura/Krognoshuset (Collaboration with Lina Selander), Lund, Sweden
2010 Under Water, Mejan Labs, Stockholm, Sweden
2010 a Minor History of Creativity, collaboration with Lina Selander, Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 Art and technology - the time of the machines, Dromonero, Greece, curated by Sofia Mavroudis
2010 Detroit at B-Galleria, Åbo, Finland
2009 Looking for Love, Centrum för fotografi, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Full Pull, galleri Krets, Malmö, Sweden
2008 Teleport Färgfabriken, Färgfabriken Östersund, Sweden
2008 Moving, Clarion art film festival, Clarion Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 MUTE, Tromsö Konstförening, Norway
2007 MUTE, Galleri Bastard, Oslo, Norway

Film Festivals:
2024 Il Serpente, Una Storia sul Molise, Castiellë Soulplace Film Festival, Italy
2018 4032 soluppgångar, Umeå European Film Festival, UEFF
2018 4032 soluppgångar, Film Fest Sundsvall, Nordic Mid Competition, Sundsvall
2018 4032 soluppgångar, Göteborg Film Festival, Gothenburg
2015 Applied Theories of Expanding Minds, Turtle Filmfest, Holmavik, Iceland
2015 Mvua Farasi, STOCKmotion filmfestival, Stockholm
2015 Mvua Farasi, Filmform program, Oberhausen International Film Festival, Germany
2014 The Fire Within the Eye, 6th Cairo Video Festival, Cairo, Egypt
2012 Applied Theories of Expanding Minds, Oberhausen International Film Festival, Int. Competition, Germany, Awarded with a special mention
2012 Applied Theories of Expanding Minds, Signes de Nuit, Paris, France
2012 Applied Theories of Expanding Minds, IMPAKT Film Festival, No More Westerns, Sino-African Silk Road, Utrecht, Netherlands
2012 Applied Theories of Expanding Minds, Belo Horizonte International Short film Festival, Brazil
2012 Applied Theories of Expanding Minds, Curtas Vila de Conde, Vila de Conde, Portugal
2012 Applied Theories of Expanding Minds, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands
2011 Applied Theories of Expanding Minds, Nairobi International Film Festival, Kenya

Workshops, Talks
2023 The Human Orchid: Branches, book launch, Celsius Projects, Malmö
2020 Seminar: Life as an artist, Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm
2016 Workshop, in collaboration with Max Ockborn, Valand Academy, Gothenburg
2010-2012 Guest teacher, video art, Ölands Konstskola, Skogsby

Residency:
2023-2024 IASPIS Studio Residency, Stockholm
2022-2023 Cultural Documents, Artist Residency, curated by Deirdre MacKenna, Filignano, Italy
2021 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
2020 Inter Arts Center, Malmö
2016-2017 Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Netherlands
2015-2019 Cultural Documents, Artist Residency, curated by Deirdre MacKenna, Filignano, Italy 
2015 Ricklundgården, Saxnäs, with Jennifer Rainsford
2013 Swing Space Artist Residency, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), New York, US

Grants:
2023-2024 Iaspis Studio Grant in Stockholm
2022 Iaspis grant for cultural exchange, Filignano, Italy
2021 Edstrandska Stiftelsen Scholarship
2021 The Swedish Art Grants Comittee, Kris3
2020 The Swedish Art Grants Comittee, Kris2
2018 Anna Kockums fond
2018 Two year working grant, The Swedish Art Grants Comittee
2018 Helge Ax:sson Johnsson travel grant
2018 Iaspis grant for cultural exchange, Filignano, Italy
2016 Iaspis grant for cultural exchange, the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht
2016 Iaspis grant for cultural exchange, Filignano, Italy
2016 Aase och Richard Björklunds fund
2015 Gerard Bonniers grant, Konstakademien
2014 Kulturbryggan, with Jennifer Rainsford
2014 Two year working grant, The Swedish Art Grants Comittee
2014 Helge Ax:sson Johnsson travel grant
2014 Iaspis grant for exhibition abroad, Taipei
2013 Gålöstiftelsens/Sixten Gemzéus stiftelse, Grant for advanced studies abroad
2013 The Swedish Film Institute, Production funding, with Rut Karin Zettergren and Jennifer Rainsford
2012 Grant for cost-intensive work/project, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2012 Helge Ax:sson Johnson travel grant
2011 Byggnads Culture Grant
2010 Assistant Grant, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, for artist Lina Selander
2009 Anders SANDREWS Foundation
2009 -2010 Research and Development In the Arts (KKH), med Rut Karin Zettergren och Jennifer Rainsford
2006 Härryda Kommun Culture Grant

Celsius Projects:
2020 - 2023 Project and exhibition space in Malmö Sorgenfri,
at the time run by Max Ockborn, Francis Patrick Brady and Lena Bergendahl.







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