July 7th-13th, 2023, Opening 7th, 5-8 pm
Stina-M. Velten
Susanne Lund Pangrazio
Petter Kreuger
Jenny Överfors
Amanuelabiy
‘We treat desire as a problem to be solved, address what desire is for and focus on that something and how to acquire it rather than on the nature and the sensation of desire, though often it is the distance between us and the object of desire that fills the space in between with the blue of longing. I wonder sometimes whether with a slight adjustment of perspective it could be cherished as a sensation on its own terms, since it is as inherent to the human condition as blue is to distance?’ (Excerpt from A field guide to getting lost, by Rebecca Solnit)
California Dreaming brings together five visual artists based in Stockholm, Sweden, who have individually responded to the idea of California; with all the desires and dreams shrouded in its name. The work has taken different routes; an internal mapping of sites of interests, an exploration of the dreams and magic created and exported from the area, reflections on current events and a desire to create change, an urge to let the viewer, however different from yourself, be mirrored in the work, and an exploration in shape and material of the immutable bonds between humanity, nature, and industrialization.
The artworks have become the vessels for each artist to use their individual interests and expressions to travel into this idea of California. And so, this exhibition presents an array of responses to the desire, distance, and idea of a place well known through film, music, and arts, but unknown on its own terms.
July 7th-13th, 2023, Opening 7th, 5-8 pm
Stina-M. Velten
Susanne Lund Pangrazio
Petter Kreuger
Jenny Överfors
Amanuelabiy
‘We treat desire as a problem to be solved, address what desire is for and focus on that something and how to acquire it rather than on the nature and the sensation of desire, though often it is the distance between us and the object of desire that fills the space in between with the blue of longing. I wonder sometimes whether with a slight adjustment of perspective it could be cherished as a sensation on its own terms, since it is as inherent to the human condition as blue is to distance?’ (Excerpt from A field guide to getting lost, by Rebecca Solnit)
California Dreaming brings together five visual artists based in Stockholm, Sweden, who have individually responded to the idea of California; with all the desires and dreams shrouded in its name. The work has taken different routes; an internal mapping of sites of interests, an exploration of the dreams and magic created and exported from the area, reflections on current events and a desire to create change, an urge to let the viewer, however different from yourself, be mirrored in the work, and an exploration in shape and material of the immutable bonds between humanity, nature, and industrialization.
The artworks have become the vessels for each artist to use their individual interests and expressions to travel into this idea of California. And so, this exhibition presents an array of responses to the desire, distance, and idea of a place well known through film, music, and arts, but unknown on its own terms.