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My work revolves around structures and processes underlying identity and identification - individual, cultural and political. I am particularly interested in the potential identification that arises by engaging in collective activities or by sharing a common experience, but also in the ideologies and social structures creating and sustaining a notion of we. I am equally inspired by the practical and collaborative qualities of the anthropological research strategy Participant Observation as I am by the collective endeavours and irrational ways proposed by the Surrealist movement. As a whole, I see my practice as a continuous mapping of the Human Condition. I work with a variety of media such as video, photography and performance. |
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| SOFIA TÖRNBLAD |
Born 1974, Gothenburg. Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. |
| Education |
| 2007 MFA, Konstfack, University College of Arts Crafts and Design, Stockholm. 2005 BFA, Konstfack, University Collage of Arts Crafts and Design, Stockholm. 2002 Foundation Studies - Photography, Folkuniversitetet, Stockholm. 1998-99 Foundation Studies - Fine Arts, KV Konstskola, Göteborg. 1994-97Art History, Human Ecology, Biology, Chemistry, University of Gothenburg. |
| Exhibitions and Screenings |
| 2011 Site Sensitive Acts, group show at Galleri Mejan, Stockholm. 2011 Float All in Windows, group show at Slakthusateljéerna, Stockholm. 2010 The Institute of Surrealist Ethnography, group show, happening by Beyond Former Heaven. The Other Gallery, Banff, Canada. 2009 Perfect Performance Festival, individual (one-night-each) screening, 7 works by 7 artists at Clarion Hotel, Stockholm. 2009 Sublime Zero, an ambulating video screening program (ZeroFilme #1) and a publication, produced by curator Sara Rocio. Lissabon, Branca, Portugal and Rom, Italy. 2009 Saturday Night Earth Fever, performance- music festival produced by Shiva Anoushirvani and Klimataktion, Theater Replica, Stockholm. 2007 Vårutställningen 2007, degree show (MFA) Vita havet, Konstfack, Stockholm. 2007 Animotion, a 3-day animation film festival produced by Animotion, Theater Sture, Stockholm. 2005 Pell Mell, Group show at Vita Havet, Konstfack, Stockholm. 2005 Juggling 7 holding 38, Skulpturens Hus, Stockholm. 2005 Vårutställningen 2005, degree show (BFA), Tellusgången, Stockholm. 2005 Vårsalongen Formbart, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden. 2005 Kaskelot Kulturfestival, music and art festival, by Kaskelot Kulturförening, Tantogården, Stockholm. 2005 Feminist Festival produced by Bang and Femkul, Mondo, Stockholm. 2004 Från Plats Till Plats, exhibition in the public space at and around Telefonplan, (a suburb to) Stockholm. 2004 Animotion, produced by CRAC, Cinemateket, Stockholm. 2004 Hår & Systerskap, feminist event produced by Victoria Brännström, Malin Arnell/High Heels Sisters, Konstakuten, Stockholm. 2004 Photography, Galleri Lång Island, Stockholm. 2003 Photography, GFU Graduation Show, Galleri Hagman, Stockholm. 2003 Photography, Restaurang Prinsen, Stockholm. |
| Performance and Happenings |
| 2011 Site Sensitive Acts, performance in collaboration with Hiroko Tuschimoto, Galleri Mejan, Stockholm. 2010 The Bureau of (Extraordinary) Mind Travel, a one-night experimental event with participants listening to a hypnosis broadcast on the Banff Centre local radio, the Banff Centre, Banff, Canada. 2010 Stringship, performative installation with Tania Ursomarzo and Danielle Greer, Banff National Park, Canada. |
| Residencies, Workshops |
| 2011 Autumn Camp, a Butoh Workshop by the SU-EN Butoh Company, Almunge, Sweden 2011 Life In The Woods, a project utilising collaborative filmmaking for a temporary social experiment; an intentional Woodland Community based on common interests in Queer, Pagan and Folk Culture. Initiated by Olivia Plender and Patrick Staff, commissioned by RADAR, Loughborough University, UK. 2010 Beyond Former Heaven (The Institute of Surrealist Ethnography). Residency at the Banff Centre, Canada |
| Assignments |
| 2008 Ung-Kultur-dagarna, a 1-day workshop in Stop-motion animation, Riksteatern, Stockholm. |
| Grants |
| 2011 Helge Ax:on Johnssons stipendiestiftelse, project grant 2010 Swedish Arts Grants Comitté, a 1-year full time work grant 2007 Stiftelsen August Rignérs Stipendiefond, travel grant 2007 Konstfacks Samlade Fonder, MFA-degree grant 2006 Fabrikör J L Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse 2006 Kjellbergska Flickskolans Donationsfond 2005 Fabrikör J L Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse 2005 Kjellbergska Flickskolans Donationsfond 2004 Kungliga och Hvitfeldtska Stiftelsen |
| Related |
| 2010 Initiated and runs, Slakthusateljéerna, an artist run studio collective, a 70 m2 Project Space and an up-coming residency program (VEG-residency), together with five other Swedish Artists in the meatpacking district of Stockholm. (www.slakthusateljeerna.se) 2009 Animation assignment by Rewir. Animator of three short films for the 2010 Majblomman campaign ‘A real friend’. Majblomman is a Swedish ideal organisation working with children’s rights since 1907 2008 Music video production for the Swedish band Antennas, in collaboration with photographer Johannes Helje. Stockholm 2007 Production assistant in a German film production by Network Movie, Film und Fernseheproduktion GmbH & Co. KG. Gotland, Sweden |
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