January 2026
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Artist talk
Thursday, March 5 at 18:00 PM in Gallery West.
Linda Hofvander in conversation with curator
Magnus of Petersens.
Linda Hofvander's artistic work is within photography as an expression. She has an approach that involves an equal focus on the work before the moment of photographing, the act of photographing itself and the physical image in space. She works with varying and simple materials that often carry a story. A recurring material is the textile, with the built-in possibility of a changing form and the everyday, which carries the imprint of the lived life. Hofvander's works are often spatial presentations and the works explore the inherent qualities of the image, such as the possibilities of time and space on a flat surface.
The exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts brings together three works that are all based on biographical material and a kind of collections. The Space of Things, 2021, began in the parts of a home that was demolished. The Shadow Imprints, 2025, begins in a deceased relative's clothing collection and the third part The lakes, 2025, is a collection of glasses.
Image: The Shadow Imprints, C-print silicone mounted on glass, 100x125cm.
Linda Hofvander was born in 1978 and lives and works on Ekerö. She holds an MFA from Valand School of Photography, University of Gothenburg (2008-2010) and a BFA from London College of Communication, University of the Arts London (2002-2006). She has exhibited regularly at galleries and institutions in Sweden and internationally. Including in several influential photography exhibitions such as The visible on Artipelag, Golden sunset at the Modern Museum, Dislocating Surfaces – New Scandinavian Photography at the House of Artists in Oslo and most recently Material Memories at the Swedish Institute in Paris, as well as in exhibitions such as A home at the Thiel Gallery and The cut at Borås Art Museum. Her works are represented in the collections of, among others, Moderna Museet, Tore A Jonasson Foundation, Örebro County Museum, several municipalities and regions, and private collections.
Linda Hofvander received the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts' exhibition grant from the Folke Hellström-Linds Fund 2024The scholarship includes an exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts, funds to carry out the exhibition and an exhibition catalogue.