Fanny Helggren

Conversation with Swedish artist Fanny Hellgren whose works explore the properties and agencies of materials - be it paper, concrete, cloth, or water - and the way they transform when exposed to the elements such as sun or time. 

In this podcast recorded in Belgrade, Serbia where Fanny was on an artist residency, we delve deeper into Fanny’s interest in materiality and in-between spaces, the process and methodology of making works, her preferred ways of exhibiting them, and what role patience plays in both making and viewing art.

Fanny's website: http://www.fannyhellgren.se/

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Conversation with artist Fanny Hellgren (May 2019, Belgrade)

This Artemis Projects podcast is with Swedish artist Fanny Hellgren whom I called over Skype to talk about her series of works 'Withering Postures' exhibited at the Nevven gallery in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Made of paper-pulps and transformed into a large-scale wall-tapestries, 'Withering Postures' bring attention to commonly discarded materials, making us rethink what can be of value and what can be beautiful.  

Always left in the state of changeability and often in the state of impermanence, Hellgren’s works bring attention to time, pointing to the fragility of all matter and reminding us, the viewers, of our own materiality. 

In this podcast, Hellgren talks about the inspiration behind her working methodology, the question of archiving the impermanent works, concept of alchemy, and how she tries to defy the rules of gravity. 

We also address Oscar Wild’s statement that “all art is quite useless” and Agnes Martin’s that “Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.”

The podcast features sounds from Fanny's studio and short snippets of music from album PERSEVERANTIA by Danielle de Picciotto and Alexander Hacke (I don't own rights to this music). 

This podcast was produced on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land. We pay our respect to their elders – past, present, and emerging.

Thank you for listening to Artemis Projects podcast. For more about our projects see www.artemisprojects.com.au

Fanny Hellgren's website: www.fannyhellgren.se/

Artemis Projects' text for the exhibition catalogue: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/fanny-hellgren-withering-postures

Conversation with artist Fanny Hellgren (Dec 2019, Sydney/Gothenburg via Skype)

PODCAST-CONVERSATIONS with artists and art theorists, from visual to performing arts, discussing conceptual frameworks and philosophical outlooks. Also some SOUND-COLLAGES, assembled together on variety of themes, such as: sleep, silence, intuition, collaboration, failure, and more. 

Available via iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artemis-projects/id1462300886

PRODUCER & HOST: Ira Ferris (https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/projects-ira-ferris)