Åsa Sonjasdotter’s film Cultivating Abundance will be shown on loop at the “Av Jord” exhibition, presented by Telemark Kunstmuseum between September 21st and January 5th. The film reflects upon the invention of the breeding of monoculture crops in Sweden and the ideas of genetic ‘purity’ and ‘originality’. The exhibition is centered around different ways to thematise soil, food production, sustainability and growth – which are the very core of Rjukan and Notodden’s World Heritage history.

“Av Jord”, literally: “Of Soil”, takes a critical look at our own industrial history. The invention of mineral fertilisers and the production of fertilisers on an industrial scale responded to a crisis in agriculture at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Cultivating Abundance

Åsa Sonjasdotter

2022, 01:04:00

Since 2004 video art accompanies passengers at Skanstull metro station. This autumn, Katarina Löfström’s Chronos-Kronos will be on display for the Konstväxlingar programme, presented by Ulrika Lublin. The film will be screened on loop from October 1st to December 31st. It consists in an animation with circles that expand and contract, inspired by mandalas, target boards and time management diagrams. The title is a mixup of two gods from Greek mythology – Chronos, god of time, and Kronos, a Titan and father of Zeus. This work has been developed in cooperation with the director Måns Nyman.

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Chronos - Kronos

Katarina Löfström

2023, 00:08:20

In the exhibition I like maps, because they lie, Marika Reuterswärd presents a number of video artworks that in different ways explore geographical concepts in relation to the individual, society and politics in a changing time. The exhibition takes place at Kristianstads konsthall from Oktober 12 to Mars 2nd 2025. Using the map as a starting point, the artists ask questions such as: how have explorers and historical mapmakers influenced our time? How are boundaries on a map visible in our everyday lives? Or, can we trust the geographical landscapes we encounter in media and film? Video art is combined with an exploration of the history of maps as objects with visual content and narrative.

Lisa Torell Det som sågs, kunde ses, 2018

The exhibition features the following titles, distributed by Filmform:

– Lova Hamilton “A Certain Awakening”, 1999

– Unni Gjertsen “From Here to The Black Sea”, 2020

– John Skoog, “Shadowland”, 2014

– Lisa Torell “Det som sågs, kunde ses”, 2018

– Runo Lagomarsino, “More Delicate Than the Historians Are the Map-Maker’s Colours”, 2012

– Hillside Projects, “Searching for the European Roller”, 2017

– Salad Hilowle, “Venus Labor”, 2021

This fall the Eyefilmmuseum in Amsterdam hosts the exhibition “Underground – American Avant-Garde Film in the 1960s”. It will gather iconic works from the american underground moving image movement, among which Gunvor Nelson’s My Name is Oona and Take-off. It will be the occasion to explore the boundaries of film and art as it was reflected upon in the american 1960s, and to (re)discover key experimental masterpieces.

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1

MY NAME IS OONA

Gunvor Nelson

1969, 00:10:00

2

TAKE OFF

Gunvor Nelson

1972, 00:10:00

Highlights is a programme featuring five short works from the Filmform collection, curated by Erika Råberg in collaboration with HAIR CLUB and Kortfilmsdagen. Co-founded in 2014 by Suzanne Gold (US), Michal Lynn Shumate (US/IT), and Kelly Lloyd (US/UK), HAIR CLUB is an interdisciplinary, research-based art collective whose work puts forth a socially engaged art historical practice around the topic of hair in art and culture. This is the third and final event in a series as part of HAIR CLUB’s residency at Nordiska Konstförbundet (NKF) in Stockholm.

The programme showcases an eclectic mix of video works from the past two decades. Hair makes an appearance in each: adorning legs, acting as icon and symbol, and serving as a portal to the presence of nonhuman animals. The works also explore the range of roles that the camera can play – as a mirror, a recording device, and mediator of relationships.

Erika Råberg is an artist, writer, and curator based in Stockholm. She is a contributor to C-Print, produces curatorial projects in her apartment as Occasional Gallery, and is the founder of the forthcoming publication series Working Title, which distributes artists’ writings on other artists. www.erikaraberg.com

PLEASE NOTE: The ticket price is 50 SEK. RSVP to info@filmform.com to book a ticket. After booking you will receive information about the different payment options and confirmation. First come, first served. Limited amount of seats.

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1

Shoe Piece, Tree Piece, Swim Piece

High Heel Sisters (Artist group)

2002, 00:06:00

2

I am not blonde

Julia Peirone

2022, 00:08:04

3

Mother’s Milk

Sophie Vuković

2019, 00:14:03

4

Delay

Santiago Mostyn

2014, 00:04:00

5

In Your Hands

Lisa Strömbeck

2010, 00:07:40