The show's title takes inspiration from contemplating the source of reflected light, letting the mind focus entirely on one thing; a star, a concept, or an image until it transforms before your eyes. It changes hue or shape and bleeds into the surroundings. It changes its form as you stare into it and lingers as an afterimage on the retina and in your mind.
The themes are of various kinds, but seemingly most of them appear highly current, such as; climate change, gender politics, society, technology, and various personal matters. Together they serve as expressions of how widely the medium can be used, and how intertwined photography is with different aspects of contemporary life and society.
Opening
Date: Saturday April 29
Time: 12:00–18:00.
Opening program
Time: 13:00–14:40
Venue: Röda Sten Konsthall, Katedralen
13:00: Welcome by Mia Christersdotter Norman, Director, Röda Sten Konsthall
13:00: Opening speech, Klara Björk, Head of Department, HDK-Valand
13:20: Speech by Lex Eliot Rose and Liis Ring, graduating students
13:30: Speech by the teachers for the bachelor’s and master’s program in photography Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff, Adjunct Professor and Res, Lecturer, HDK-Valand
13:45: Song performed by graduating students
13:50: Congratulations from the teachers Nina Mangalanayagam, Senior Lecturer and program director BA Photography and Anna Strand, Senior Lecturer and program director MA Photography, HDK-Valand
14:00: Mingle and refreshments with “Karaoke by nature” musical performance by Felicia Engstrøm, featuring Liis Ring
Opening hours for the exhibition
Wednesday at 12.00–20.00
Thursday–Friday at 12.00–17.00
Saturday–Sunday at 12.00–18.00
Information about all of this year's graduation exhibitions here!