The Mission artist-in-residence program aims to share
a unique setting with artists where they can
contemplate and find new approaches to their work in
response to its site. The Mission is available for stays
of up to 3 weeks. Consideration is given to select
cultural producers with diverse practices, though those
with a sculptural foundation to their practice are
favored. During this initial period of establishing our
program, selection is on an invitation only basis,
although we welcome introductions from artists who
wish to make us aware of their interest in this program.
The Mission welcomed Helene Edgren as a summer
resident in June, 2013. As part of her residency she
was invited to contribute a new piece to the sculpture park. Helene Edgren is a Swedish artist who lives and works in Arlöv. Her practice includes a variety of techniques and forms that hae recurrent themes of power,
self-control, the individual's relationship to nature and
humanity's dark side; she is interested in how these
manifest in various ways.
Edgren earned her MFA from the Malmö Art Academy in
2006. Her work has been exhibited at Galleri Thomas
Wallner in Malmö, Ystad Konstmuseum, Galleri Signal in
Malmö, Galleri Ping-Pong in Malmö, Galleri 5 in Lund,
Galleri Mors Mössa in Göteborg and the 2005 Istanbul
Biennial. Edgren was awarded the Höga Kusten Cultural
Award in 2009 and Malmö City’s Cultural Award in 2008
and is represented in collections of Statens Konstråd and
Region Skåne.
The Mission welcomed Leif Holmstrand as its first resident
artist in March, 2013. Leif Holmstrand is a Swedish writer,
musician, and artist who lives and works in Malmö. He
takes a malicious queer approach to language and
humanity. Monster bodies and monster identities run
through masculine and feminine gender coded gear,
images, and clothing which hurl themselves out from every
perceptive organ into your world. Psychosis experience
goes hand-in-hand with portrayed dreams of multi-
transsexual bodies, of multi-gendered body-free beings,
of you.
Holmstrand earned his MFA from the Malmö Art Academy
in 2002. Recently Holmstrand has had solo shows at
House of Foundation in Moss, Galleri Thomas Wallner in
Simris, and Lars Olsen Gallery in Copenhagen. His work
has been included in exhibitions at Moderna Museet in
Stockholm, 1A Space in Hong Kong, Vestfossen
Kunstlaboratorium, Bonniers Konstall in Stockholm, Ystads
Konstmuseum, Malmö Konsthall, Trondheim Kunstmuseum,
Gävle Konstcentrum. His first novel, Tjuvklyftan (The Thief's
Cleft), was published this year to wide acclaim, joining his
four celebrated books of poetry.
Please find out more about his work at:
Before there was a name for our artist-in-residence program
we welcomed artist Trygve Luktvasslimo to utilize the space
in order to realize a monumental project of his. The image below on the right is a production shot of his woven piece, Synthetic, which he produced in 2010. The piece’s production required the entire width and length of the chapel.
Trygve Luktvasslimo is a Norwegian artist currently based in
Lisbon where he is a resident at The Barber Shop. His work is
inspired by the relationship between the metaphysics of the
domestic sphere and religious processes along with traditional
beliefs, associating social phenomena with the mythic qualities
of pop culture and religion.
Luktvasslimo received his MFA in 2006 from the Malmö Art Academy. Luktvasslimo has presented his work in rum46, HAU1, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Galleri Signal, and ps122. He has participated in curated group exhibitions at Henie Onstad Art Centre, Tromsø Kunstforening, and Nordnorsk kunstnersenter. In 2013 Luktvasslimo released his first book Primitive rim (Primitive Rhymes). For further information please visit:
Title: EATING DATES, AND SPERM (LIGHT HEAVY)
Artist: Leif Holmstrand
An improvised sculpture or performance prop,
that Leif created during his stay.
