The Public commission ’Som jag minns/As I Remember’ in Norrköping is up at the walk/bikeway tunnel in Klockaretorpet, Norrköping. Thanks to Norrköpings Konstmuseum and art curator Public Art Mattias Åkesson. ’Som jag minns’ – ett konstverk om stadsdelens utveckling där…
In her most recent series, Maria Friberg takes us into a staged world that contains real features. At first the mise-en-scène holds our gaze, then directs it towards the astute transformation of objects into imaginary architectures. Inspired by urban landscapes,…
For Swedes, the forest is still a deep well of meaning and cultural importance. A nation of farmers, we became urbanized late. Even as the suburbs surrounding the major cities were planned, they were placed far apart, with stretches of…
Oceans and Seas, edition 2021.
In the series Mirroring Nature, Maria Friberg makes a strong and committed statement and confronts the viewer with his own guilt. The details of the landscapes captured in each work reflect the face of those who approach them. It invites…
Resistance – A porcelain sculpture, 53 cm long [2018-2019]
[Public Commission 2020-2021] Outdoor photographic work on the Brynässkolan school in Gävle on the window section and on the facade of the Sportscenter.The work relates to old maps of the city areas of Gävle and are made of carpets from…
A documentary about Swedish photo and video artist Maria Friberg on the Swedish Public Television, SVT by Henrik Ahnborg (in Swedish).
Maria Friberg explores themes of opposition. In today’s youth, she finds a newfound inner strength, beyond consumerism and empty entertainment. Sometimes, doing nothing, saying nothing, is the best way to achieve change – buy nothing, stop flying, stop fighting other…