Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm
Booth 34
May 12 - 14
Martin Jacobson has become well-known for his theatrical motifs where diverse, visual references intermingle in his search for an image that feels as if it was discovered rather than made by him. He collects images for a personal archive that has expanded into thousands of analogue and digital files over the years, with the aim to gather images seemingly saturated with collective memories and references. These images are then composed into collages that serve as the foundation for his paintings, where the familiar takes on a new shape and the unknown can still appear familiar, even giving the feeling of having returned home.
Jacobson’s imaginary world is usually uninhabited by people, however, in his most recent work presented here at Market Art Fair, clearly defined silhouettes and images of women come forth. These motifs are retrieved from paintings from the 19th century and depict women who embody mythological figures such as Leda, Andromeda or Mary Magdalene, as well as from advertising images and movie star portraits from the 1950’s and 60’s. In the majority of Jacobson’s works, only a silhouette of these figures remains as a way of removing the person and instead highlighting the archetype, the memory or the idea of a mythological figure. In this way, characters are transformed into a projection surface onto which our collective memories, fears and desires are mirrored. His motifs can also provide a space where the gaze can roam uninterrupted, creating a room of one’s own and a secure place that simultaneously feels old and new, foreign and familiar, awake and asleep.
For more information about the works presented, please contact Hanna Lundberg at hanna@andrehn-schiptjenko.com.
