Tilda Lovell, Galleri Lars Bohman, Stockholm

Tilda Lovell
Galleri Lars Bohman, Stockholm
May 21 - June 19, 2005

Galleri Lars Bohman presents Tilda Lovell's first exhibition at the gallery.

Tilda Lovell works in a variety of media, including sculpture, installation, performance and video. In this exhibition she mixes the kinetic with the quietly contemplative. Characteristic for her work, regardless of chosen media, is the exploration of questions dealing with belonging and existence. The questions become more pertinent as her creatures are often made of small twisted branches, parts of skeletons and other found objects. One wonders where they come from and perhaps where they are going. The figures evolve into separate individuals that despite their strong characteristic features find a common lebensraum and a common stage to act upon in the artist's installations.

Sound and light are important components in Tilda Lovell's art. Her installations come to life not only through their mechanical parts, but mainly through the accompanying songs, many of which are written by the artist. The light heightens and deepens, and thereby strengthens the visual effect. With her figures and animations, Tilda Lovell creates space - both for physical existence and for reflection. But, above all, it is perhaps the sublime sensitivity that runs like a red thread through the exhibition that is the strongest trait in Tilda Lovell's art.

Born in 1971 in Mölndal, Tilda Lovell lives and works in Stockholm. She received her artistic education at the Royal College of Fine Arts in Stockholm 1998-2003. In 2003 she received the prestigious Maria Bonnier Dahlin Foundation award. She has exhibited her animations at several film festivals in both Sweden and abroad. Her latest animated film 'Who is Gunnar?' (on view in this exhibition) was shown at the London Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in April 2005.

GALLERI LARS BOHMAN
www.gallerilarsbohman.com