ARTIST STATEMENT

I am a Swedish sculptor, primarily working with limestone sourced from Öland. With my hammer and chisel, I employ ancient techniques to create sculptures that address some of the most pressing issues of our time. My art often delves into the conflicts we experience both internally and within our global society.

The limestone I use for my sculptures is rich in fossils and life, with each stone possessing its own unique characteristics—much like the diversity of human conflict. As a sculptor, it is essential to first listen to the stone and understand its essence before working with the stone to gently unveil what lies within.

FORMAL EDUCATION

2016, Bachelor's degree in journalism, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

2014, Master's degree in Global Politics, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.

2013, Bachelor's Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.

2013, Modern history of Africa, Linneuniversitet, Sweden.

2011-2012, Exchange studies at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan.

(Courses: “International organizations”, “Aid and development”, “North-south relations”, “International law”)

2008 Work Science - Organizational Theory and Leadership 15 credits, Högskolan I Halmstad, Sweden.

RELEVANT CLASSES

2022, The art of stone carving (beginner class), Anders Thorlin, Gotland, Sweden.

2023, Carving by hand, Råbäck's mechanical quarry at Kinnekulle, Sweden.

2024-2025, Cultural Incubator "creative Öland", Capellagården, Öland.

2020, Photo Class, Tollare folkhögskola, Stockholm.

EXHIBITIONS

2025, Liljevalch's spring exhibition, juried exhibition, Stockholm.

2025,"I väntan på Freden", exhibition with the artist collective “Stenhuggarkvinnor”, Öland, Sweden.

2025, Öländsk samlingsutställning (vår), Galleri Stenhallen, Borgholm, Sweden.

SCHOOLORSHIPS AND GRANTS

2023, I received a grant from the Swedish journalist association (Journalistförbudet), to attend a stone carving class at Råbäcks Mekaniska huggeri during the summer of 2023.

2024, I received an artist scholarship from Berit & Carl-johan Wettergrens stiftelse to attend a summer class at KKV in Bohuslän during the summer of 2025.

TEACHING OTHERS - LECTURES AND ARTIST TALKS

2024, Beginner class “Carving by hand”, Lilla hult, Öland, Sweden.

2025, “The art of making news”, lecture about how to handle media as an artist, Capellagården, Öland, Sweden.

2022, “The role of media in wartime”, online lecture, Fojo, Sweden.

PUBLICATIONS

During my studies my focus was on an artform called larp (live action roleplay) and the potential use of this artform as a tool for conflict transformation and peacebuilding. I used an ethnographic method and semi structured interviews and preformed my field studies 2014 in Ramallah, Palestine.
Live action role play in a context of conflict, an ethnographic study of larp in Ramallah (2014): http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1482581/FULLTEXT01.pdf

My studies also resulted in a chapter in the book “Birth of larp in the Arab world”, published in 2016 by LNU, Studieförbundet Kultur och Tradisjon, Norway.

But before this I did a pilot study in Sweden that resulted in a thesis of its own:

Lajv, ett möjligt verktyg för konflikttransformation (2013).
 

JOURNALISTIC WORK

Before I became an full time artist I spent nearly a decade working as a journalist in Sweden and I have worked for several of Sweden’s leading media outlets.

2021-2024, Hem & Hyra, Kalmar, Sweden.

2018-2019, SVT, Kalmar, Sweden.

2017-2018, Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm, Sweden.

2016-2017, Lundagård, Lund, Sweden.

2015, Dalarnas tidningar, Falun, Sweden.

Parallel to this I started my own company in 2019, working as a freelance writer and photographer.