Black Iris - Explosive Vision

“Explosive Vision” takes place at Gasverket, designed by Ferdinand Boberg in 1903, a venue of both social and historical significance, inviting visitors to an exhibition where past and present intertwine.

The exhibition is a playful encounter between Black Iris’s wide-open pupil and the weathered Gas House, in an intoxicating, gas-powered blend of forward-looking visions resonating with the deteriorating surroundings. The industrial site is transformed into a laboratory for artistic experimentation and with gas as a catalyst the artworks reflect on altered states of mind and the impermanence of existence.

Previously, Gasverket served as a gathering place where Stockholm residents collected their gas tokens. Today, the Black Iris collective combines the site’s history with the contemporary art scene, resulting in a bold collision of old and new. From neon lights to the rhythmic hum of machinery, gas is an often-overlooked element of our environment. Like a ubiquitous and ephemeral gas, the artworks ignite fleeting moments and preserve them for eternity.

Featured artists are Maria Nordin, Gunilla Klingberg, Johan Thurfjell, Matthias van Arkel, Stefan Otto, Anneè Olofsson, Juan Pedro Fabra Guemberena, Anna Camner, Ulrika Sparre, Marcus Mårtenson, Julia Peirone, and Éva Mag.

Special Thanks to Stockholm Art Week, Samsung, Castellum, ArtMove, ISH, Erik Åström, and Peter Sellberg.

More info: stockholmartweek.se

The exhibition “Explosive Vision” at the Gas Works (May – June 2023) attracted over 2,000 visitors and received positive reviews and coverage in leading Swedish newspapers and art magazines.

SPOTLIGHT

Daniel Jensen's Bird Feeder exhibit is now showing at Björkholmen Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden. It's his fifth solo show with the gallery.

Daniel Jensen’s sculptures, paintings, and drawings explore issues related to fractal urban structure and detritus which witness our existence.

His broader artistic practice is allied with subjects like imperfection, failure, and transformation. The artist’s ”objet trouvé” alternate between the recognizable and the abstract where under esteemed perishable materials are assembled in poised and fragile compositions.

These works have a poetic and liberating non-hierarchal expression without the concept of any specific narrative, which constitutes changes in our perception of utility, lifespan, and status. His works are entwined and unconstrained, placing the viewer in an odd state of amusement, wonder, and contemplation.

More info: danieljensen.se