Jenny Johansson
mail: jenny@jennyjohansson.com
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Unfinished S.
2024
Front: I tried my best to make pollution look good, again
Technostone: XPS insulation boards, hand pooked inscriptions made with a BBQ stick
240 x 180 x 5 cm
Middle: Misery needs company
Technostone: XPS insulation boards, BBQ sticks, hand pooked inscriptions made with visitors and staff at Konsthallen Trollhättan using BBQ sticks
240 x 120 x 10 cm
Back: If you see me, weep.
Technostone: XPS insulation boards, BBQ sticks, hand pooked inscriptions made with visitors and staff at Konsthallen Trollhättan using BBQ sticks
180 x 480 x 5 cm
Works made during Artist in residence 'På väg 45', Konsthallen Trollhättan (SE)
Photo: Hanna Antonsson
makeuptree
2023
Left over wood, canvas, glue, acrylic, water, lead pencil, fixative
220 cm x 60 cm
Out to lunch – part 2, group show, 3:e Våningen (in collaboration with BLOOM, Düsseldorf (DE)
Photo 1–3, 5: Hanna Antonsson, photo 4: Katerina Lukoshkova
Where the Sun never sets
2023
Technostone: XPS insulation boards, hand pooked inscriptions made with a BBQ stick, wood
240 cm x 60 cm
Out to lunch – part 1, group show, BLOOM, Düsseldorf (DE)
Photo: Hanna Antonsson
230623
Songs and music production
Retreat Radio, based in Malmö (SE). Tracklist released Midsummer eve 230623.
Original photo: Ginger Johansson
Nightcore panel moderators: One leg rose & Haschtomten
2022
Acrylic paint, canvas, unknown tree, glue, water
Varse – mentally I am here, groupshow, Vulcano, Gothenburg, Sweden
Photo: Hanna Antonsson
One More Time Set list
2022
Technostone: XPS insulation boards, hand pooked inscriptions made with a BBQ stick
840 cm x 60 cm x 200 cm
məd ˈdriliNG, duoshow with Oda Haugerud, Kulturtemplet, Gothenburg (SE)
Photo 1-2: Hanna Antonsson, photo 3: Oda Haugerud
Evighetsträd ~ Eternitree
2022
Left over wood, 3D prints, glue, wooden pearls, thread, unknown stone, surroundings
105 cm x 60 cm x 25 cm
məd ˈdriliNG, duoshow with Oda Haugerud, Kulturtemplet, Gothenburg (SE)
Photo: Hanna Antonsson
One Leg Rose entering the scene like:
2022
Left over wood, canvas, acrylic paint, glue
45 cm x 40 cm x 40 cm
məd ˈdriliNG, duoshow with Oda Haugerud, Kulturtemplet, Gothenburg (SE)
Photo: Hanna Antonsson
I WAS HERE – Part 3. Speedy Elevator Mood Svving
2021
Hand poked inskriptions made with a barbeque stick and a Canada Goose feather on XPS Insulation boards, 18 kg oat
360 cm x 60 cm x 40 cm
Silent mail, groupshow, 3:e Våningen, Gothenburg (SE)
Photo: Daniel Grizelj
Part of GIBCA Extended
180920
Songs and music production
SAATANS KVINNA | Retreat Radio, based in Malmö (SE)
Original photo: Martin Hultkvist
SYNS INTE FINNS INTE
2021
Installation view, Soundscape "Vildvittrorna på Mars"
Solo show at Kulturvagnen, Berg, Sweden
TO THE MOON AND BACK part 1
2021
Acrylic on canvas, cardboard moving box
Installation view Vad är nytt, groupshow at Nya Fabriken, Hisingen (SWE) 2021
Photo: Hanna Antonsson
Background Story
02:55 min
2018 – Ongoing
Installation view groupshow Actonauts, Limbo, Genève, Schweiz 2021
Background Story belongs to the ongoing body of video work Carrier of Culture and has earlier been shown at Galleri 54 (SE) 2020, Vulkano (SE) 2020, The Alma Löv Museum (SE) 2018, Academy of Valand (SE) 2018
Skogskabaré
2020
Acrylic on plasterboard, wooden construction, inscriptions made with a screwdriver during the opening night (collab painting with Martin Formgren)
Part of Duo Show Side Effects / Some Flowers Shines Best at Night, with Martin Formgren at KRYPTA, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg (SE) 2020
Fractal Bird + Lilla Björnen = SANT
2020
RIDE OR DIE 2.0: WOLDFLax, groupshow, Ödledammen, Slottsskogen, Gothenburg (SWE) 2020
Hybriddans på technosten
2020
Inscriptions on XPS Insulation Boards, wooden construction, 3d printed feet
Inscriptions made by hand with a barbeque stick, blue Bic pen and toothpicks
360 cm x 240 cm x 120 cm
Offsite Solo show, somewhere between Rainbow street and Gasoline road, Hisingen (SE)
MORE ABOUT THE ARTWORK HERE
Blueberry Hotspot
2020
Blueberries from local mountain Ramberget, earth's crust, unknown tree, multistring, reed, water flower, salt color pencill, ink, acetone
Part of Aerosol, Sage, Intent: Unlock, group show at Göteborgs Konstförening (SE), plus ONLINE SHOW HERE
Photo Erik Gustafsson
Today I saw a X-mas tree in da woods, 0:33 min
2019
Have you ever wondered how the rain sounds in the woods, 01:57 min
2019
Part of Couch Philosophy, ongoing collection of video works
Bits of the collection has been shown at the Online groupshow In Your Interface, 2020
Story of the Jade Rabbit of the Moon (1:45)
2019
Patience!!! Dot Dot Dot Airplane
2019
Duoshow with Andreas Sandberg
Galleri Monitor, Gothenburg (SE)
How to use your computer screen as a light box
2019 – Ongoing
Crayon, pen, aceton, dental floss, old banana, A3 sized tree
Part of Velvet Ropes (GIFC), groupshow at Nevven, Gothenburg (SWE)
Rosettas vänner
2019
Valand Academy, Main Entrance
The work has been displayed at Göteborgs Stadsmuseum during the groupshow Ordna livet - 17 böcker, Gothenburg (SE) 2019
Hook Me Up With Tribal Tattoo Link Me Down Infinity Street
2018
Insulation boards with handmade inscriptions
Solo show, Kville Konstkollektiv, Gothenburg (SE)
I am an artifact
2018
Text (below), sound, insulation board with handmade inscriptions
Part of groupshow Sound at Göteborgs Konstmuseum, våning 5 "Romantiken", Gothenburg (SE), 2018
I am an artifact (times) all the people
I am an artifact x all Tuesdays
I am an artifact x all nameless ideas
I am an artifact x mine and yours
I am an artifact x all Likes
I am an artifact x do you want more
I am an an artifact x heminredningsdetalj
(home accessories)
Jag är en artefakt (gånger) alla människor
Jag är en artefakt x alla tisdagar
Jag är en artefakt x alla namnlösa idéer
Jag är en artefakt x min och din
Jag är en artefakt x alla gillar
Jag är en artefakt x vill du ha mer
Jag är en artefakt x heminredningsdetalj (hemtillbehör)
CV
Jenny Johansson
mail: jenny@jennyjohansson.com
Audiovisual artist (b. 1982) based in Gothenburg (SE), works interdisciplinary with collage in relations to material hierarchies and speculative historiography.
Upcoming:
På väg 45, Artist in Residence, Konsthallen i Trollhättan (January – Mars 2024)
Where the sun never sets, solo show, 3:e Våningen (June 2024)
Education
2017–2020 BFA Fine Art Photography, Valand Academy, Gothenburg (SE)
2015–2016 Contemporary Art and Philosophy, Valand Academy Gothenburg (SE)
2011 Contemporary Art as a Tool for Education, University of Design and Craft, Gothenburg (SE)
2007–2008 Artistic project- and concept development (video art), Folkhögskolan i Angered (SE)
2006–2007 Documentary film making, Folkhögskolan i Angered (SE)
Solo shows
2022 mәd ˈdriliNG, with Oda Haugerud, Kulturtemplet, Gothenburg (SE)
2021 SYNS INTE FINNS INTE, Kulturvagnen, Galleri Söreskog i Berg (SE)
2021 Feed The Wall, BRA 10, Konstepidemin, Gothenburg (SE)
2020 Side Effects|Some Flowers Shines Best At Night, with Martin Formgren, KRYPTA, Gothenburg (SE)
2019 Patience!!! Dot Dot Dot Airplane, with Andreas Sandberg, Galleri Monitor, Gothenburg (SE)
2018 Carrier of Culture – I tried my best to make pollution look good, again, The Alma Löv Museum, Östra Ämtervik (SE)
2018 Hook me up with tribal tattoo Link me down infinity street, Kville Konstkollektiv, Gothenburg (SE)
2017 Besvikna landskap|Disappointed Landscapes, Peepshow at Galleri 54, Gothenburg (SE)
2016 This is not a recipe, part 1. For the Future, Fabriksg. 48, Gothenburg (SE)
2016 Planet Quick Fix, Kville Konstkollektiv, Gothenburg (SE)
2015 Fake it ́ til we make it, Galleri KC, Gothenburg (SE)
2015 Quick fix - Low Budget Kanelbulle, Gallery Plywood, Gothenburg (SE)
2014 Green magick, Galleri Konst i Karlstad (SE)
2013 Mom has a wig now and Death wears sunglasses, Konsthall K, Karlstad (SE)
2010 From M, To Y. Galleri KC, Gothenburg (SE)
Selected group shows
2023
Full of Days, soundscape for Eva la Cours video ’The Artist as Editor?’, Kunsthal Charlottenborg (DK)
Out to lunch – part 1, Bloom Gallery, Düsseldorf (DE)
Out to lunch – part 2, 3:e Våningen, Gothenburg (SE)
Upplaga #5, Nejd, Gothenburg (SE)
2022
Varse – Mentally I’m here, Vulkano, Gothenburg (SE)
2021
Actonautes, Limbo, Genève, Schweiz (CH)
Vad är nytt?, Nya Fabriken, Gothenburg (SE)
Silent mail, GIBCA Extended, 3:e Våningen, Gothenburg (SE)
Ljus, Galleri KC, Konstnärscentrum Väst, Gothenburg (SE)
2020
We’we been sent a strange sign, Landskrona Foto Festival (SE)
Aerosol, Sage, Intent: Unlock, Göteborgs konstförening, Gothenburg (SE)
Ride or die 2.0 / EARTHFLAX, Ödledammen, Gothenburg (SE)
U got distance, Online Graduation show
inyourinterface, Online group show, www.inyourinterface.com
Decemberkalender, Galleri 54, Gothenburg (SE)
Upplaga #2, NEJD, Gothenburg (SE)
2019
Velvet Ropes, Nevven, Gothenburg (SE)
Vårsalong, Värmlands konstförening i samarbete med Mariestads konstförening, Mariestad (SE)
0_o* Oogly boogly eyes, Galleri Rotor, Gothenburg (SE)
Ordna livet – 17 böcker, Göteborgs Stadsmuseum (SE)
2018
Vårutställning, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg (SE)
Sound, Göteborgs Konstmuseum (SE)
Advice from a caterpilar, Gallery Entrance, Gothenburg (SE)
Group hug, Gallery Rotor, Gothenburg (SE)
2017
Konvergenser #2, Nevven, Gothenburg (SE)
A lot, a lot, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg (SE)
Opening of Nejd, NEJD, Gothenburg (SE)
Enjoy the show, Gallery Entrance, Gothenburg (SE)
2016
Ljudutställning, Fabriksg. 48, Gothenburg (SE)
Konvergenser #2, Nevven, Gothenburg (SE)
Innan luften går ur, Dragsjöberg, Hagfors (SE)
Värmlands konstförening, Rackstadmuseet, Arvika (SE)
2015
Stipendieutställning, Värmlands Museum, Karlstad (SE)
Xmas, Galleri Oro, Gothenburg (SE)
Unga konstnärer, Galleri Vågen, Kristinehamn (SE)
Konvergenser #1, Nevven, Gothenburg (SE)
Hjul, Galleri KC, Konstnärscentrum Väst, Gothenburg (SE)
2014
Galleri Oro gästar Trollhättans konsthall, Trollhättans konsthall (SE)
Värmlands konstförenings höstsalong,Värmlands Museum, Karlstad (SE)
Konst i pyttelitet format, Konsthall K, Konstfrämjandet Värmland, Karlstad (SE)
2013
Värmlands konstförenings höstsalong, Kristinehamns konstmuseum (SE)
Värmlands konstförenings vårtsalong, Hammarö konsthall (SE)
Dom, Galleri KC, Gothenburg (SE)
Max 40, Galleri Konst i Karlstad (SE)
2012
Galleri Urban ArtRoom, Gothenburg (SE)
Great Art Auction, Lidköping (SE)
Värmlands konstförenings höstsalong, Rackstadmuseet, Arvika (SE)
2011
Island in the sun, Åland (FI)
Lagerhuset, Gothenburg (SE)
2010
Galleri KC, Gothenburg (SE)
Färgelanda konsthall (SE)
Stadsbiblioteket, Gothenburg (SE)
2009
Göteborgs internationella filmfestival, Gothenburg (SE)
Represented
Public Art Agency Sweden
Gothenburg City
Kristinehamn Municipality
Wermland Art Association
The Gothenburg Opera's Art Association
Art Association of Konst i Karlstad
Stipends
2023 International exchange and travel allowance (Düsseldorf, DE), The Swedish Art Grant Committee
2022 Studio support, Gothenburg Arts and Cultural Affairs Committee
2021 One year working grant, The Swedish Art Grant Committee
2019 Travel stipend (Berlin, DE), Adlerbertska Stipendiestiftelsen
2016 ”Jenny Johansson Stipendiet”, patron Jonas Liveröd
2015 Pingels Youth stipend, The Art Association of Wermland
2014–2016 Studio support, Gothenburg Arts and Cultural Affairs Committee
Featured in
2021
2020
2019
NEJD Magazine, published by NEJD
2016
Konvergenser #2, zine published by Nevven
2015
Konvergenser #1, zine published by Nevven
Publictions
2023 Sobr Oktbr, Burn Out Press
2020 En spekulativ vandring - med vargbajs i händerna, Ugotphotography.se
2019 God afton, se pdf – Omorganiseringen
2018 Text to A nowhere girl from a nowhere land, The Alma Löv Museum catalogue
2016 Ljudutställning, Tape, FAB 48 re. #1
Member
Konstnärscentrum Väst
Värmlands konstnärsförbund
Ateljéföreningen Nya Fabriken
Public appearances
2023 Retreat Radio, Malmö (SE)
2020 Retreat Radio/SAATANS KVINNA, Malmö (SE)
2020 KRYPTA, Gothenburg. During the Opening night I completed the artwork SkogsKabaré, a plaster duo-painting w/Martin Formgren, by making the inscription ”hybriddans” with a screwdriver, to the beat of self-composed and specially made music for the event - Some flowers shines best at night.
2020 Vulkano, Gothenburg. Two of my video works, Carrier of culture and Have you ever wondered how the rain sounds in the woods, were live-streamed as a part of the Online Valand Academy Examination show U got distance.
2019 Göteborgs Stadsmuseum, How to cut out the meaning of things. Interactive performance workshop with the visiters of Ordna livet - 17 böcker, we created a paperbook while reflecting on its materiality - the tree.
Other
2023 Varje gång jag ser en bil tänker jag på dig, text to Hanna Antonssons solo show I didn't see it coming, Galleri Box, Gothenbyrg (SE)
2015 Low Fidelity, Official music video for Tentakel
2015 Text to Tommy Sveningssons solo show ZAGI, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg (SE)