Selektion – Lisa W Carlsson & Staffan Westerlund (SE)
Scaled down, dignified and ritual, the artists bring forth everyday events and actions and allow for transformation of the meaning of everyday. With humour and seriousness and around a core of stories, they reflect on achievements, pains and threats. The shape and function of the site are important parts of the work.
Lisa W Carlson (b. 1949 Katrineholm) lives and works in Härnösand. With an artistic background in textiles and graphics, she has recent years worked with video, sound art and performance as a mean of expression. She is interested in social situations and mental processes and examines the femininity in different shapes.
Staffan Westerlund (b. 1950 Arjeplog) lives and works in Härnösand. He works with painting as his main expression, often with a social, political and aesthetic starting point in his oeuvre. He has been teaching film and photography since the early eighties. Performance and improvisation in collaboration with Lisa W Carlson is a new means of expression.