Arts and Culture

TRADE 2012

EXHIBITION    ISABEL LÖFGREN    22 MAY    TRADE 2012

As part of TRADE 2012, you are invited to an exhibition of work by TRADE Artist-in-Residence

ISABEL LÖFGREN 

at 6pm, Tuesday May 22nd

in the Silver River Images Gallery, Bridge Street, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim. (beside Whispy's)

Isabel Löfgren b. 1975 is a Swedish-Brazilian artist, researcher and curator currently based in Stockholm, Sweden. She is interested in the intersection between art, new media and network cultures. Her work usually involves a dialogue with the act of travelling. Isabel has been active as an artist since 2002 and has participated in over 30 collective exhibitions internationally and has had solo shows in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Lisbon (Portugal) and Stockholm, Sweden.

 

OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS

HOSPITALITY    ◆     EXHIBITION    ◆    PRESENTATION     ◆     WORKSHOP   

EXHIBITION    ◆     ISABEL LÖFGREN     ◆     18-25 MAY     ◆     TRADE 2012

As part of TRADE 2012, ISABEL LÖFGREN (Sweden/Brazil) is coming to Leitrim for a 10 day residency.

There are four strands:

◆  HOSPITALITY  Isabel Löfgren will visit artists in their studios/homes/workshops across Leitrim

◆  EXHIBITION  of Isabel Löfgren’s photography in a new venue in Bridge Street, Carrick-on-Shannon - Silver River Images Gallery

◆  PUBLIC PRESENTATION/LECTURE on Thursday May 24th at 5.30pm in the Dock, Carrick on Shannon.

◆  WORKSHOP on Friday May 25th & Saturday May 26th in a venue TBC.

To register your interest in taking part in any or all of the strands, please contact Christine at Leitrim Arts Office by Monday May 14th on 071 9621694 or email ckelly@leitrimcoco.ie.

Isabel Löfgren b. 1975 is a Swedish-Brazilian artist, researcher and curator currently based in Stockholm, Sweden. She is interested in creating installations in public space at the intersection between art, new media and network cultures. Her work usually involves a dialogue with the act of travelling and she is interested in investigating spaces of flows, whether of people, objects and/or information. Her installations and curatorial work often includes public participation.

Isabel has lived in many different countries, Brazil, the United States, France, Sweden and Singapore. While in Asia, she travelled extensively with photography, research, and education projects in places such as East Timor, Nepal, and Cambodia.

Isabel has been active as an artist since 2002 and has participated in over 30 collective exhibitions internationally. Solo shows in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Lisbon (Portugal) and Stockholm, Sweden.

 

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