ANNA STRAND
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The Swedish artist Anna Strand works with photography and text as a way of exploring the semiotic borderland between word and vision. How can language both limit and extend our framework of understanding? Her photographs urge the viewer to reflect upon the relationship between the surrounding world, reality, sense perception and conceptualization, as well as the nature and culture of reflection and symbols. Using staged photographs and various types of text, Strand explores and questions our perception of reality.
Education
2006-2008 MFA, School of Photography, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
2002-2005 BFA, School of Photography, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
2000-2001 Fatamorgana, Danish School of Art Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark
Solo Exhibitions
2013 Peter Lav Gallery
2010 Dear Nobody, I am tired of wanting to be somebody, now I also want to be Nobody, C-salen, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
2010 Landskrona Museum, Landskrona, Sweden
2009 Never complain, never explain, Galleri Ping Pong, Malmö, Sweden
2008 The Director, Galleri Monitor, Gothenburg, Sweden
2007 The Director, Galleri Ping Pong, Malmö, Sweden
2005 Moving a mountain, Galleri Spark, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005 Moving a mountain, Galleri Box, Gothenburg, Sweden
Group Exhibitions
2012 Akiyoshidai International Art Village
2012 Market Art Fair, Peter Lav Gallery
2011 Supermarket Art Fair, Centrum för Fotografi, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2010 A Point of Departure, Fotografiska Gallery, Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm
2010 Zero Budget Biennial, Klemm’s Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2010 Zero Budget Biennial, Rokeby Gallery, London, Great Britain
2010 Platform10, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
2010 Zero Budget Biennial, Pianissimo Gallery, Milan, Italy
2009 Zero Budget Biennial, Galerie schleicher+lange, Paris, France
2009 KÅT A4, Galleri Box. Gothenburg, Sweden
2009 Photography: now, Karlskrona Konsthall, Karlskrona, Sweden
2008 no no/ no no no no/ no no no no/ no no there´s no limit, Galleri Signal, Malmö, Sweden
2008 Nordic Moods - Landscape Photography of our Time, Arken, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 The Landscape, Tjörnedala Konsthall, Simrishamn, Sweden
2008 Examination Exhibition MFA, Centrum för Fotografi, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 Examination Exhibition MFA, Göteborgs Konsthall, Gothenburg, Sweden
2007 Photography: now, Centrum för Fotografi, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 Liljevalchs Spring saloon, Stockholm, Sweden
2006 New Nordic Photography, Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
Publications/Reviews
2010 Fotografisk Tidskrift #4, ”Ömsint omskrivning”, Alexander de Cuveland
2010 ”Nu inser du att jag samlat på dig”, Artist book published in collaboration with Malmö Konsthall
2010 Hotshoe International #165, ”A Pocket Full of Poses” text: Joanna Fiduccia, curator: Edgar Martins
2010 Helsingborgs Dagblad, ”Anna i underlandet”, Martin Hägg, 18/2
2009 Future Images, book published by Motta Editore, editors: Radu Stern and Mario Cresci
2009 Paletten #277, ”A4 Kåt”
2008 Nordic Moods - Landscape Photography of our Time, catalogue published by Arken Museum for Modern Art
2007 Fotografi: Nu 2007, catalogue published by Centrum för Fotografi
2007 Aluma, #7
2007 Sydsvenskan, ”Utanför logikens ram”, Carolina Söderholm, 22/4
2006 Around Photography #10, ”New Nordic Photography” text: Luca Panaro
2006 Venue #5, ”Efterkonstruktioner” image and text: Anna Strand
2005 Skånska Fotografer 1845-2005, book published by Malmö Museer
Grants
2010 Crafoordska Stiftelsen
2009 One-year working grant, Public Arts Council
2009 Claës Lewenhaupts Stipendium
2008 Carl Larsson Stipendiet
2008 Anders Sandrews Stipendium
2006 Otto och Charlotte Mannheimers fond
2006 Malmö Stads Kulturstipendium
2005 Robert Frank Stipendiet
Represented
Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
Region Skåne, Sweden
Landskrona Museum, Sweden
