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Working with rear view and side mirrors of a car together with photography and tripods to link the present to the past, creating a juxtaposition of the representational and reflected imagery.
Helga Steppan Born 1976, Sweden. As the title of the exhibition suggests, the works allude to parallel universes, but Steppan’s other worlds are illusionary - an imagining and imitation of multi-dimensional space - and are therefore ultimately limited in their possibilities.
Steppan subsequently re-constructs the resulting images and information into new, sculptural forms which are placed back within the gallery. Her photographic works are, invariably, sculptural in their origins, the final photograph a two dimensional trace of a three dimensional form. The mirror, historically representational of a gateway into other dimensions or entry point into the subconscious, leads us into a never ending labyrinthine gaze.
Sculpture, performance, sound- and mediaart merge together to project orientated artworks. Lives in UK. Web www.helgasteppan.comwww.manandeve.co.ukEducation
2002-2004
Master of Arts, Royal College of Art, London1999-2002
BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Kingston University, London1998-1999
Foundation Studies in Art & Design, Richmond-Upon-Thames College, London1997-1998
Kunsthøjskolen, Fine Art (Photography, Sculpture & Moving Image), Holbœk Solo Exhibitions (* exhibition catalogue)2012
Raderna Emellan Oss
, Garaget, Malmö2011
Rivit Välillämme / Raderna Emellan Oss
, LittFest, Vasa Stadsbibliotek, Vasa, FinlandRaderna Emellan Oss
, Motala Bibliotek, Motala, SwedenRaderna Emellan Oss
, UNDERresidence B US, Stockholm2010
Parallelistic Imitations
, Château de Sacy, Sacy-le-Petit*2008
All My Things
, Vital Arts Gallery Space, Royal London Hospital, London2007
Be Long A Part
, Man&Eve Gallery, London*2003
Anna Otto Bob
, Hockney Gallery, London Group Exhibitions (selected) (* exhibition catalogue)2012
Made in Sacy
, 12 Star Gallery, London2011
To Have – To Own
, Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vasa, FinlandHöstsalong
, Skånes Konstförening, Malmö2009
A Touch of Colour
, Sotheby’s, London*Now: Art of the 21st Century
, Phillips de Pury, London* Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists, Man&Eve Gallery, LondonTerry O’Neill Award (IPG)
, Independent Photographers Gallery, Battle*2008
Consume Peckham Arts Festival, London*Terry O’Neill Award (IPG)
, Fulham Palace Gallery, London*Art in the Car Park
, CCP, Liverpool Biennial 08, LiverpoolMessage in a Bottle
, James Harris Gallery, Seattle2007
Flash Forward
, Kathleen Cullen Fine Art, New York*Flash Forward
, Contemporary Lennox, Toronto*Year_07 Art Projects
, County Hall Gallery, London2006
Me, Myself and I
, Passagen, Linköpings Konsthall, Linköping*Plug
, White Space Gallery, County Hall, LondonWish List
, M+R Gallery, LondonRemaking
, Glasburen, StockholmDiva
, Embassy, New York*Domesticity
, The Art Works Gallery, Enefco House, PooleKommunens Konst
, Passagen Linköpings Konsthall, Linköping2005
Kagami II
, Contemporary Art Club, ParisShowroom
, ArtPlatform, Natalia Goldin Gallery, StockholmWish List
, M+R Gallery, LondonOn The Road
, United Net-Works, Artistic Strategies, Moderna Museet, StockholmDiva
, Kube, Paris*2004
Unlock Your Imagination
, Royal College of Art, London*Something Between
, Lower Gulbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art, LondonOn The Road
, United Net-Works (SE / DK / US / UK / CA / BEL)2001
The Museum of…
, River Thames, London Screenings (selected) (* exhibition catalogue)2004
Emergeandsee
, Trafo, Budapest; International Kino, Berlin; The Other Cinema, London2003
25hrs International Video Art Show, Barcelona* Simrishamn International Art Film Festival, Gallery Valfisken Film Festival, Galleri 60, BildMuseet, Umeå2002
One Dot Zero Film Festival, ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art), London Grants and Awards (selected)2012
Härke Konstnärstipendium, Scholarship, Östersund2011
Konstnärsnämnden, Artist Grant (2-year), Stockholm Svenska Kulturfonden, Helsinki2010
University for the Creative Art, Research Grant, Maidstone British Council, Artist Grant, London Byggnads Kulturstipendium, Scholarship, Stockholm2009
Norsk-Svenska Stiftelsen, Artist Scholarship, Stockholm2008
Konstnärsnämndens Arbetsstipendium, Artist Grant, Stockholm IPG / Terry O’Neill Award 08, Shortlisted, London Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward - Emerging Photographers, Canada2007
Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward - Emerging Photographers, Canada, Winner Residencies2011
[Platform], Artist Grant, Vasa, Finland2010
HIAP – Helsinki International Artist-in-residence Programme, Artist Grant, Helsinki2010
Ateliers d’artistes de Sacy, Château de Sacy2009
Kunstnerhuset Lofoten, Svolvær, Norway2008
Nkd - Nordic Artists’ Centre Dale, Artist Grant, Dale, Norway Commissions2012
Skogsbruksvägens äldreboende
, Östersund2011
Pulse Project
, Pulse Contemporary Art Fair, MiamiBOIC
, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Shortlisted2010
SEGRO Young Artist 2010
, Creative Junction, Whitton School, LondonLand Art Mongolia 360˚
, Shortlisted2008
Mirroculous
, ACE Hair & Beauty, Consume Peckham Arts Festival, London2005
Rememorize
, ArtPlatform, John Mattson Fastighets AB, Stockholm Collections2010
SEGRO Art Collection, London2009
The London Clinic Collection, London2007-Present
Man&Eve Gallery, London2007
The Cardinal Collection, London2006
Linköpings Kommun Konstsamling, Linköping2004-2010
Private Collections (SE/UK/US/IT) Publications (selected)2011
To Have/To Own
, Vasabladet, 3 DecUtställningen alla kan medverka i
, Östgötatidningen, 21 OctDedikera en bok – medverka I en utställnig på biblioteket
, Motala Tidning, 5 Oct, Motala2010
Parallelistic Imitations
, Exhibition Catalogue, Essay by Jacqui McIntoshCommentary: Freelance
, Hugo Williams, The Times Literary Supplement, 10 Sep, London<Art academy> bohème au château
, Natalie Huet, Le Parisien, 16 Aug2009
A Touch of Colour
, Exhibition Catalogue, LondonNow : Art of the 21st Century, Phillips de Pury & Company
, Exhibition Catalogue, LondonContemporary Photography
, HotShoe International, Dec/Jan 2009, Issue #1572008
Terry O’Neill Award (IPG)
, Exhibition Catalogue, LondonReview: Consume Peckham Arts Festival
, Artartart, The Global Art Market, Oct, Issue 3Flash Forward 2008
, ISBN 978-0-9739739-6-9, Magenta Publishing, TorontoElsa & Ingeborg, Ingeborg & Elsa
, Alaska Edition, Issue 01, LondonSee Through – All My Things
, Helga Steppan, Aluma, Apr, Malmö2007
Belongings Apart
, ISBN 978-0-9556292-0-4, Helga Steppan Publishing, LondonFlash Forward 2007
, ISBN 978-0-9739739-2-1, Magenta Publishing, TorontoThe Cardinal Collection
, Exhibition Catalogue, Experian, LondonClass of 2007 – Be Long A Part
, Helga Steppan, Grafik Magazine, Dec, LondonFeature: Die Ordnung Der Dinge
, Qvest Magazine, Oct, BerlinPick of the Month
, Creative Review, Aug, London2006
What is After After Modern?
, NY Arts Magazine, Sep/Oct, New YorkMe, Myself and I
, ISBN 978-91-976421-0-1, ArtPlatformEgocentrism som imponerar
, Östgöta Correspondenten, 22 Aug, LinköpingPorträtt på åtta sätt
, Östgöta Correspondenten, 19 Aug, LinköpingReview: Diva
, M / The New York Art World, Apr, New York2005
Konstnären blir konsult
, Svenska Dagbladet, 30 May, StockholmDiva
, Exhibition Catalogue, Paris2004
Going Straight
, Exhibition Catalogue, Unlock Your Imagination, London2003
25hrs International Video Art Show
, Exhibition Catalogue, Barcelona Visiting Lecturer & Talks2012
University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Lecturer, BA(Hons) Illustration, Maidstone2011
To Have/To Own
, Symposium, Speaker, Platform, Vasa, FinlandKuntsi
, Museum of Modern Art, Artist Talk, Vasa, Finland University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Lecturer, BA(Hons) Photography, Maidstone2010
University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Lecturer, BA Photography, Maidstone Brighton University, Visiting Lecturer, BA Illustration, Brighton UCA, Visiting Lecturer, BA Illustration, Maidstone UCA, Visiting Lecturer, BA Graphic Design, Maidstone Château de Sacy, Artist Talk, Sacy-le-Petit2009
Richmond-upon-Thames College, Artist Talk, Art & Design Foundation, London2008
Vital Arts, Artist Talk, Royal London Hospital, London UCCA, Artist Talk, MA Printmaking, Animation and Illustration, Maidstone2007-2010
University for the Creative Arts, 0.4 Lecturer, BA (Hons) Illustration, Maidstone (2007-2009: Head of Second Year Tutor; 2009-2010: Main Third Year Tutor)2005-2007
Kent Institute, Key Visiting Lecturer, BA Illustration, Maidstone2004
Kingston University, Visiting Lecturer, BA Graphic Design & Illustration, KingstonIn her artistic practise she works with the photographic media and process together with installations and sculpture and elements of performance. The gathering instinct seen in earlier works is reflected in these installations by her use of photography as a way of both garnering and organising information about the exhibition space. F�rl�t ifall jag v�ckte er, Visualisation and photography, Kristina Lindstr�m, �sa St�hl f�r
Konstmuseet i Norr, Kiruna, Unsworn Industries, Malm� (SE) 2012
Pulse Project - Installation, Pulse Contemporary Art Fair, Miami (US) 2011
SEGRO Young Artist 2010, Creative Junction, Whitton School, London (UK) 2010
Mirroculous, ACE Hair & Beauty, Consume Peckham Arts Festival, London (UK) 2008
Rememorize, ArtPlatform, John Mattson Fastighets AB, Stockholm (SE) 2005
Recidencies:
H�rke konstcentrum, �stersund (SE) 2012
[Platform], Vasa (FI) 2011
HIAP, The Cable Factory, Helsinki (FI) 2010
Kunstnerhuset Lofoten, Svolv�r (NO) 2009
Nkd - Nordic Artists� Centre Dale, Artist Grant, Dale (NO) 2008
Lecturing:
Intervention - International seminar about museums, collections and contemporary art
and culture, Speaker, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Gothenburg (SE) May 2014
University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Lecturer, BA (Hons) Illustration, Maidstone /Farnham (UK) 2014
University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Senior Lecturer, MA Graphic Design, Rochester (UK) 2013
Mitt Konstmuseum, Artist talk and workshop, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Gothenburg (SE) 2013
Malm� University (K3), BA(Hons) Graphic Design, Guest Lecturer, Malm� (SE) 2013
University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Lecturer and Examiner, BA(Hons) Illustration, Maidstone (UK) 2013
K�75 Exhibition, Artist Talk, Exercishallen, �stersund (SE) 2012
University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Lecturer and Examiner, BA(Hons) Illustration, Maidstone (UK) 2012
Barking and Dagenham College, BA(Hons) Photography, Guest Lecturer, London (UK) 2012
To Have / To Own, Symposium, Speaker, Vasa (FI) 2011
NOVIA University of Applied Sciences, BA(Hons) Fine Arts, Guest Lecturer, Nykarleby (FI) 2011
Kuntsi, Museum of Modern Art, Artist Talk, Vasa (FI) 2011
University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Lecturer, BA(Hons) Photography, Maidstone (UK) 2011
University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Lecturer, BA(Hons) Graphic Design, Maidstone (UK) 2011
University for the Creative Arts, 0.4 Lecturer, BA(Hons) Illustration, Maidstone (UK)
2009-2010 Main Third Year Tutor | 2007-2009 Head of Second Year Tutor
University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Lecturer, BA(Hons) Graphic Design, Maidstone (UK) 2010
University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Lecturer, BA(Hons) Illustration, Maidstone (UK) 2010
University for the Creative Arts, Visiting Lecturer, BA(Hons) Photography, Maidstone (UK) 2010
Ch�teau de Sacy, Artist Talk, Sacy-le-Petit (FR) 2010
Brighton University, Visiting Lecturer, BA(hons) Illustration, Brighton (UK) 2010
Richmond-upon-Thames College, Artist Talk, Art & Design Foundation, London (UK) 2009
Vital Arts, Artist Talk ,Royal London Hospital, London (UK) 2008
UCCA, Artist Talk, MA Printmaking, Animation and Illustration, Maidstone (UK) 2008
Kent Institute, Key Visiting Lecturer and Examiner, BA Illustration, Maidstone (UK) 2005-2007
Kingston University, Visiting Lecturer, BA Graphic Design & Illustration, Kingston (UK) 2004
Collaborations:
Unsworn Industries, Interaction Design and Innovation Studio, Malm� (SE) 2012-present
Alaska, Photography Collective, London (UK) 2006-2007
Leonora Chan, Photographer and Art Director, London (UK) 2003-2006
United Net-Works, c/o Twochange, Stockholm (SE) 2003-2006
Beyond the Valley, Art & Design Pilot Store, London (UK) 2004-2005
Platform, ICA [Institute of Contemporary Art], London (UK) 2002-2004
Client list (selected):
Swedish Radio (SRc) | The Art Museum in Norrbotten | Aluma Magazine | Stick Magazine | �+k (misplay) | Unsworn Industries (SE) 2004-2013
Royal College of Art | Urban Outfitters | Beyond the Valley | Macondo Caf� and Bar |
The Guardian | L'Oubli� Vintage | Sledge Ltd (UK) 2004-2013
Spectrum A Book Full of Colour, ISBN 978-84-15308-48-5, Index Book, Barcelona (SP) 2014
Shop Show, ISBN 978-91-637-4210-1, Exhibition Catalogue, Form/Design Center, Malm� (SE) 2013
Parallelistic Imitations, Exhibition Catalogue, Essay by Jacqui McIntosh (UK/FR) 2010
A Touch of Colour, Exhibition Catalogue, London (UK) 2009
Now: Art of the 21st Century, Exhibition Catalogue, Phillips de Pury & Company, London (UK) 2009
Terry O�Neill Award (IPG), Exhibition Catalogue, London (UK) 2008
Flash Forward 2008, ISBN 978-0-9739739-6-9, Magenta Publishing, Toronto (CA) 2008
Belongings Apart, ISBN 978-0-9556292-0-4, Essay by �sa St�hl, Helga Steppan Publishing, London (UK) 2007
Flash Forward 2007, ISBN 978-0-9739739-2-1, Magenta Publishing, Toronto (CA) 2007
The Cardinal Collection, Art Collection Catalogue, Experian, London (UK) 2007
Me, Myself and I, ISBN 978-91-976421-0-1, Essay by �sa St�hl, ArtPlatform (SE) 2006
Diva, Exhibition Catalogue, New York (US) 2006
Diva, Exhibition Catalogue, Paris (FR) 2005
Going Straight, Exhibition Catalogue, Unlock Your Imagination, London (UK) 2004
25hrs International Video Art Show, Exhibition Catalogue, Barcelona (SP) 2003
Pick Up, Exhibition Catalogue, OutPut, London (UK) 2002
Helga Steppan finished her Master at Royal College of Art in London (2004), which was the beginning of her creative practice as a visual artist and academic.
In her latest works, the use of photography moves beyond that of documentation, becoming both a starting point and vital element in the construction of her site specific installations.
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Lives: Sweden | UK
Master of Arts, Royal College of Art, London (UK) 2002-2004
BA (hons) Graphic Design, Kingston University, London (UK) 1999-2002
Foundation Studies in Art & Design, Richmond-Upon-Thames College, London (UK) 1998-1999
Kunsth�jskolen, Holb�k (DK) 1997-1998
Your spaces are my places too, Motala Konsthall, Motala (SE)
(Duo with Cecilia Danell) Curator: Denise Lax�n Di-Zazzo 2014
Kaleidoscopia, Ahlbergshallen, �stersund (SE) 2013
In dialogue with the collections, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Gothenburg (SE) (Duo with Conny Karlsson Lundberg) Curator: Johan Sj�str�m 2013
Raderna Emellan Oss, Garaget, Malm� (SE) 2012
Rivit V�lill�mme / Raderna Emellan Oss, LittFest, Vasa Stadsbibliotek, Vasa (FI) 2011
Raderna Emellan Oss, Motala Bibliotek, Motala (SE) 2011
Raderna Emellan Oss, Barnens Underjordiska Scen, Stockholm (SE) 2011
Parallelistic Imitations, Ch�teau de Sacy, Sacy-le-Petit (FR) 2010
All My Things, Vital Arts Gallery Space, Royal London Hospital, London (UK) 2008
Be Long A Part, Man&Eve; Gallery, London (UK) 2007
Anna Otto Bob, Hockney Gallery, London (UK) 2003
Shop Show, Hafnarborg Centre of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarborg (IS) * 2014
Ur kommunens g�mmor, Motala Konsthall, Motala (SE) 2014
Shop Show, Design Museum, Helsinki (FI) * 2014
Shop Show, Form/Design Center, Malm� (SE) 2013-2014
�stersunds Kollektiva Grafikverkstad, Grafiska S�llskapet, Stockholm (SE) 2013
Made in Sacy, 12 Star Gallery, London (UK) 2012
To Have � To Own, Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vasa (FI) 2011-2012
H�stsalong, Sk�nes Konstf�rening, Malm� (SE) 2011
World of Work, Royal Society of Arts, London (UK) 2010
A Touch of Colour, Sotheby's, London (UK) 2009
Now: Art of the 21st Century, Phillips de Pury, London (UK) 2009
Group Exhibition of Gallery Artist, Man&Eve; Gallery, London (UK) 2009
Terry O�Neill Award (IPG), Independent Photographers Gallery, Battle (UK) 2009
Consume Peckham Arts Festival, London (UK) 2008
Terry O�Neill Award (IPG), Fulham Palace Gallery, London (UK) 2008
Art in the Car Park, CCP Gallery, Independents Liverpool Biennial 08, Liverpool (UK) 2008
Message in a Bottle, James Harris Gallery, Seattle (US) 2008
Flash Forward, Kathleen Cullen Fine Art, New York (US) 2007
Flash Forward, Contemporary Lennox, Toronto (CA) 2007
Year_07 Art Projects, County Hall Gallery, London (UK) 2007
Me, Myself and I, Passagen, Link�pings Konsthall, Link�ping (SE) 2006
Plug, White Space Gallery, County Hall, London (UK) 2006
Wish List, M+R Gallery, London (UK) 2006
Remaking, Glasburen, Stockholm (SE) 2006
Diva, Embassy, New York (US) 2006
Domesticity, The Art Works Gallery, Enefco House, Poole (UK) 2006
Kommunens Konst, Passagen Link�pings Konsthall, Link�ping (SE) 2006
Kagami II, Contemporary Art Club, Paris (FR) 2005
Showroom, ArtPlatform, Natalia Goldin Gallery, Stockolm (SE) 2005
Wish List, M+R Gallery, London (UK) 2005
On The Road, United Net-Works, Artistic Strategies, Moderna Museet, Stockholm (SE) 2005
Diva, Kube, Paris (FR) 2005
Unlock Your Imagination, Upper Gulbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art, London (UK) 2004
Beautifully Functional, Mayfair Air Gallery, London (UK) 2004
Something Between, Lower Gulbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art, London (UK) 2004
Emergeandsee, Trafo, Budapest (HU) 2004
Emergeandsee, International Kino, Berlin (GER) 2004
On The Road, United Net-Works (SE / DK / US / UK / CA / BEL) 2003-2006
25hrs International Video Art Show, Barcelona (SP) 2003
Emergeandsee, The Other Cinema, London (UK) 2003
Simrishamn International Art Film Festival, Gallery Valfisken (SE) 2003
Film Festival, Galleri 60, BildMuseet, Ume� (SE) 2003
Interim Show , Lower Gulbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art, London (UK) 2003
One Dot Zero Film Festival, ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art), London (UK) 2002
The Museum of...
Exploring the idea of the blind spot and what can be discovered through investigating the space together with its history.
Steppan has exhibited both in Sweden and internationally, worked on several artist commissions and site-specific projects and is currently represented by Man&Eve Gallery in London. The resulting sculptures - geometric forms, constructed from mirrored surfaces and photographs of the spaces that they inhabit - immediately disorientate, interrupting and disrupting the spaces that they inhabit.
In her multi-pronged experiments in documenting and archiving, she aims to demonstrate that the process of reconstruction highlights the powers of apparently mundane objects to summon memories and evoke experiences.
More info: www.helgasteppan.com
Florian Tuercke
Florian Tuercke is a German artist, currently Artist in Residence in Nykarleby.
We cannot pass through the invisible boundary of the mirrored surface or that of the photograph to enter into them.
Drawing influence from the utopian architectural designs of the 1950’s and 1960’s, from ‘Architectures Fantastiques’ and Le Corbusier’s belief in the mathematical order of the universe, Steppan’s at first perplexing structures, create worlds within worlds.
It is a ‘tricked gaze’ 1 but as Michel Foucault has also written, the mirrored world is both a utopia - a space which is ‘fundamentally and essentially unreal’ 2 in which we simultaneously are present but also not - and a ‘heterotopia’, a space between the real and utopian. He says:
“My main interest in my artistic work is public space.
Steppan’s works playfully flit between the psychological realm of memories and associations and the ordered world of systems and classification. She uses an investigative identification process through research of gathering and ordering, where everyday objects, people and situations interact to evoke experiences.