Welcome to a symposium in memory of Hans Hedberg.
What are the most important question and challenges for photography today? How can we rethink the formats of production and presentation? And who are the practitioners formulating new possibilities for photography?
As a photographer, critic, curator and educator at Konstfack, Hans Hedberg played a decisive role in the establishing of photography as an artistic practice in the 1990s. During his time at the School of Photography, prefect of Valand and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Gothenburg, Hans Hedberg had a great significance for the emergence of artistic research in Sweden in the beginning of the 21st century. To commemorate the memory of Hans Hedberg, Konstfack and Valand Academy will host a symposium focusing on the important tendencies in contemporary art – entirely in the spirit of Hedberg. Practitioners from various photographic fields have been invited by professionals who met Hans Hedberg during different stages of his life. They will give their view on the current state of the medium and challenges for the future.
The symposium consists of two keynote speakers and a series of shorter artist talks. In conjunction, one of the exhibitions arranged at Fotografins Hus is shown at Konstfack, and after the symposium there will be a book release of The Hans Hedberg Reader.
The symposium is open to all and requires no pre-notification. Everyone interested is warmly welcomed.
Language: English
Keynotes: Joanna Zylinska and Benedict Ramade
10.45–11.00 Introduction (Svante Larsson and Niclas Östlind)
11.00–12.00 Joanna Zylinska (presented by Maria Lantz)
12.00–12.30 Artist talk: Eva Stenram (presented by Olof Glemme)
12:30–13.30 Lunch & opening of exhibition
13.30–14.00 Artist talk: Aida Chehrehgosha (presented by Iréne Berggren)
14.00-14.30 Artist talk: Iris Smeds (presented by Verk)
14.30–15.00 Artist talk: Simon Berg (presented by Annika von Hausswolff)
15.00–15.30 Coffee
15.30 – 15.45 Presentation of Mått, Mätt, Mot by Tyrone Martinsson.
16.15–17.15 Bénédicte Ramade (presented by Tyrone Martinsson)
16.45–17.00 The program has been changed and Tyrone Martinsson will present Chris Wainwrights work and their collaborators.
17.30–19.00 Release of The Hans Hedberg Reader at Konstfack