In the work of Swedish artist Fanny Hellgren the matter is at the center; its properties and agency and the imprint that human bodies make on it. A characteristic of her work is the poverty of her materials, using found objects, paper pulp from newsprint, and concrete as the ground for abstract or minimal gestures. Her way of incorporating elements and objects collected from her immediate surroundings and the urban sphere is a fundamental component in her artistic process, as is her reverence for the transformation of material. Hellgren lives and works in Malmö, Sweden. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art from Valand Academy, where she graduated in 2017 and she is currently studying for her master at the Malmö Art Academy (Konsthögskolan i Malmö). Her work has been exhibited in Sweden, Germany, Estonia, Serbia and Austria including at KC Magacin (Belgrade, 2019), 3:e Våningen (Göteborg, 2019), NEVVEN (Göteborg, 2017), Raum Vollreinigung (Berlin, 2017), Neustiftgasse (Vienna, 2016), Alingsås Art Museum (2015), Göteborgs Stadsmuseum (2015) and Raja Gallery (Tallinn, 2015).
Withering Postures
Dec 12, 2019 — Feb 16, 2020
Never Even
Jan 31 — Feb 24, 2019
A Minimal Relief
Aug 23 — Sep 16, 2018
Gray Terrain
Oct 26 — Nov 4, 2017
Konvergenser #3
Aug 31 — Sep 30, 2017
Fanny Hellgren at NEVVEN / Göteborg
Daily Lazy — Feb 7, 2020
Fanny Hellgren at NEVVEN
Émergent Magazine — Jan 25, 2020
Fanny Hellgren at NEVVEN
Artmirror — Jan 18, 2020
Minimal Relief Är Inte Bara Lättnad
Göteborgs Posten — Aug 24, 2018
Betongen Lösgjord Ur Tiden
Om Konst — Nov 1, 2017
Bäst Just Nu: Konst, September 2015, Göteborg
Nöjesguiden — Aug 28, 2015
Fanny Hellgren, Yesterdays News, Gothenburg: Self published, 2018 — Artist publication
VV.AA., Konvergenser #3, Gothenburg: Nevven Editions, 2017 — Fanzine catalog
VV.AA., Konvergenser #2, Gothenburg: Nevven Editions, 2016 — Fanzine catalog