Linn sjöstedt
•
Throughout , curator Kari Skippervold presents the exhibition series Images Knocking on Your Door in Format’s project room. The series consists of six open-call-based exhibitions featuring seven artists.
Linn Sjöstedt creates sculptures in ceramics, glazed, and colored stoneware. The objects we encounter are typically naturalistic everyday items such as lotion, a deck of cards, asparagus, broccoli, and cheese puffs - where changes in scale actively contribute to the storytelling.
Through these soft forms and everyday objects, thoughts can be directed towards society at large, the food industry, boundaries, and needs – universal and individual encounters with food and different societal attitudes towards body preservation and the individual.
In the exhibition "KRÄM," Sjöstedt has drawn inspiration from the skincare industry, where creams are promoted to customers by focusing on texture, rituals, and skin colors. In an attempt to attract more users, the industry emphasizes "perfection." The magical driving force of the material. Do you actually dare to resist? Creams can caress the body, take care of you and your skin. Creams can evoke emotions, strengthen structures,
•
From broccoli sculptures to plant pots that seemingly bulge with belly fat, the ceramicist Linn Sjöstedt merges conceptual sculptures and functional designs with critical commentary on daily life. In , Sjöstedt was the recipient of a prestigious award during Stockholm Craft Week. The jury based their decision on how the artist includes humor and references to contemporary dilemmas in her works. In Sjöstedt’s exhibition, Gentle Pressure,at Galleri Duerr, similar notions are present and take form as colorful sculptures that are eye candy at first glance, but a deeper criticality lies under their aesthetic surfaces.
Utilizing social media’s influence on individuals to consume and use products is a narrative throughout Sjöstedt works. For Gentle Pressure, Sjöstedt presents a series of new sculptures that are inspired by beauty trends and anti-ageing face creams from which the marketing of these products has been both good and bad for society for several decades. One can think of how the promoted use of sunscreens has been valuable for health reasons, while currently, there is a lot of attention on how the skincare
•
Om mig
Linn Sjöstedt
född Vänersborg
Keramiker samt konstnär verksam i huvudstaden. Har min ateljé inom Gustavsbergs gamla porslinsfabrik.
Utbildning
Konstfack, Kanditatprogrammet föremål gjorda av lera och brända i en ugn och kopp hp
Stockholms universitet, Konstvetenskap 30 hp
Högskolan Borås, Design samt Konsumtion 15 hp
Gerlesborgsskolan Bohuslän, primär konstnärlig utbildning
Utställningar
9//12 Bilder bankar vid din port, Open Call, Format, Oslo
/8 Lotion, separatutställning Karlskoga Konsthall
/6 Blomman inom Kärret, grupputställning, Panncentralen Gustavsberg
17//10 hudvård, separatutställning Blås & knåda, Stockholm
13//6 Hemma hos Stockholmmodern, separatutställning Stockholm
2//5 SPORT, grupputställning blås&knåda
10//5 Monterutställning, entrén i Värmdö kommunhus
16//11 Fönsterutställning vid Sintra, Göteborg
1//4 Hang in there, grupputställning, handarbetets vänner, Stockholm
/11 TAKEAWAY market, Galleri Duerr, Stockholm
14//3 From now on, Galleri kartong, Göteborg
10//2 The new age, Stockholmmodern, grupputställning, Stockholm
8//9 Open Craft, Örebro
8/ 19/1 Gustavsberg inom Lund, galleri Kammaren, Lund
17//4 Stay healthy y'all! separatutställning vid blås&knåd