STINA PERSSON
Stina Persson’s sensible sculptures grow into three dimensionality from images in her mind. By working from within the clay she undertakes a journey in her own mind and thoughts, carefully and slowly releasing the figure inside the material. Her method is that of releasing and creating, simultaneously. The connection mind to hand is vital, and her works ask questions of the sculpture’s state of being. Where does nature stop, and mankind begin? What is nature and what is culture? Her forms dwell in the middle grounds of figuration and abstraction, dealing with the most ancient of questions regarding creation itself. Her sculptures also show the passing of time, marks from her hand and from their process of growing, are often visible in her large as well as smaller works. But the influence is mutual, the hand also needs to adjust to nature’s conditions and materiality. This way, her works ultimately become a metaphor for the everlasting reciprocal necessity in finding a balanced approach between earth and mankind.
Stina Persson, born 1983 in Burträsk, currently lives and works in Stockholm. Stina Persson holds a MFA at Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, 2013 and a BFA from Konstfack – University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, 2009.
Stina Persson’s work has been exhibited at Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Färgfabriken, Stockholm; Liljevalchs, Stockholm; Uppsala konstmuseum, Uppsala; Bildmuseet, Umeå; Lidköpings konsthall, Lidköping; Konsthallen, Trollhättan; Skellefteå Konsthall, Skellefteå; Gustavsbergs Konsthall, Stockholm.
Stina Persson is the recipient of Ivan Aguéli Grant 2024 as well as the Marianne and Sigvard Bernadotte Grant 2022. Her solo exhibition at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm 2021 was in conjunction of receiving the Gerard Bonnier Grant. In 2019 Stina Persson became the first recipient of the Erland Cullberg Grant, granted by Evert Lundquist Ateljémuseum, which included an exhibition of her works at Anna Bohman Gallery.
Stina Persson is represented in the collection of the Swedish Public Art Agency, Göteborg Konst and Stockholm Konst. In conjunction with Stockholm City Hall’s 100th anniversary in 2023, the sculpture Kärlekspar på klippa was inaugurated by HRH The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel on Midsummer’s Eve. Other works included in Stockholm Konst’s permanent public collection is her sculpture Bära mark (en sparad rörelse) in Rågsved, Stockholm.
Stina Persson is also of current interest with her participation at Market Art Fair, Liljevalchs, 15 – 17 May and Ivan Aguéli Stipendiatutställning at Aguéli Museum in Sala, 11 May – 8 June 2024.