Christine OEdlund: Aether & Einstein

Description

A monograph devoted to the original Swedish artist and composer. This book is published on the occasion of the extensive solo exhibition by Christine OEdlund (the first large institutional presentation of her work in Sweden). Since the first solo exhibition at the alternative art space Ynglingagatan 1 in Stockholm in 1995, OEdlund has continued to create unique encounters between art, science and music. Her artistic practice includes a wide range of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, animation, installations with living plants, electroacoustic music, and more. OEdlund's artworks draw inspiration from fields such as theosophy, synesthesia and biology. For example, she has researched how plants, specifically stinging nettles, interact and communicate with one another at the Royal Institute of Technology's Department of Organic Chemistry in Stockholm. During the course of this exhibition, OEdlund will expand her study of sensory reactions, to a greater variety of plant species. The exhibition will present new sculptures, works on paper, and video works alongside large-scale site-specific installations with live plants that visitors will be able to step into. These various elements combine to create an all-encompassing experience. In what could be seen as a laboratory that cross-references science and esoteric knowledge, OEdlund opens up a holistic world where detailed studies of natural phenomena can be seen from very different perspectives.

Christine OEdlund was born in 1963 in Hagersten, Sweden. She lives and works in Stockholm. Her oeuvre has a broad scope with roots in several disciplines. She studied composition at Elektronmusikstudion EMS Stockholm after first studying photography at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design from 1992 to 1995 and video arts at the Royal Institute of Arts in Stockholm from 1995 to 1996. Since her first solo exhibition in 1995 in Stockholm, she has created numerous intersections of art, science, and music. She has regularly presented solo exhibitions at galleries and has taken part in music and film festivals in Sweden and abroad.