Social Videoscapes from the North
The socially engaged video, both in video art and documentary, is the theme of the exhibit, curated by Lorella Scacco. A focus on social concerns often coincides with the use…
Social Videoscapes from the North
Calmation 2012
“Calmation” shows a man floating in a river with strong currents. The man in the video does not attempt to escape into a virtual reality but instead tries to find…
BOOK: 100 European Photographers (EXIT Publications)
I am very excited and honored to be part of EXIT’s latest publication: 100 European Photographers to be released in March 2013. This new volume belongs to the series of…
Living in the Ruins of the Twentieth Century at UTS gallery in Australia.
I’m taking part in this group show with my ”transmission″ video. Living in the Ruins of the Twentieth Century is a celebration of curiosity through the profound and the mundane.…
In Flux – Fotografiska, Stockholm (2012)
In Flux – September 14 – November 25, 2012 The business suit has traditionally demarcated the male’s position in Western society as familial provider and member of the establishment. The…
Duration (2012)
A prominent quality of staged photography as a genre is that is often aesthetically pleasing. The beauty attracts our gaze and then reveals stories that are both subversive and ambiguous.…
The Painting Series (2011)
With my background in a painterly tradition, I have always considered my photographs and videos as still or moving paintings. In this new series, I have approached painting in a…
Photo shoot of ”the painting series”.
Video documentation of the photo shoot of ”the painting series”. By Mikmos , Magnus Berg. © Maria Friberg
Belonging (2011)
In a world defined by consumption, we are what we own. In “Belonging”, we see a small boy sitting on a heap of toys. It is a documentary portrait, in…