Mygration: Members Opening with Artists

Speakers

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  Tomas Colbengtson

  Tomas Colbengtson grew up in a small village near Björkvattnet in Tärna, under the polar circle of Sweden.

  Bio
  

  Tomas Colbengtson

  Tomas Colbengtson grew up in a small village near Björkvattnet in Tärna, under the polar circle of Sweden.

  Through his artwork, he asks how colonial heritage has changed Indigenous lives and landscapes, both of the Saemie and other Indigenous peoples. Through the struggle to revitalize his mother tongue, the South Saemie language, Colbengtson works with visual art, using Saemie history and collective memory as the source for his art. He is continuously experimenting with new forms of media and material, from overlay glass and metal printing to etching and digital art forms. This way, he seeks to assemble a language to formulate the loss but also rejuvenation of Saemie identity.

  Colbengtson is also the initiator of one of the first art residencies for Indigenous artists: “Sápmi salasta -Sápmi embraces." He has been working as artist since 1991, and as Indigenous curator since 2016. He has exhibited in Austria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Faroeisland, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Holland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Russia, Spain, Swiss, Sweden and the United States. Colbengtson is represented in the new Nationalmuseum in Oslo, Norway, as well as the Norwegian Sami parliament.

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  Stina Folkebrant

  Stina Folkebrant was born and raised in Borås but now lives in Stockholm, with a studio in Gustavsbergs Harbour.
  

  Bio
  

  Stina Folkebrant

  Stina Folkebrant was born and raised in Borås but now lives in Stockholm, with a studio in Gustavsbergs Harbour.
  

  Stina paints with black and white acrylic inspired by Chinese ink painting, where the black is blended with water to achieve a grayscale. From a distance, the paintings seem very realistic, but upon closer observation, the traces of the hand movements and the living lines become apparent. She most often paints on canvas measuring 3 x 4.50 meters, but also uses old lace sheets and folding wooden screens. Stina paints murals both indoors and outdoors and has participated in several streetart festivals. In the spring of 2021, Stina painted a mural measuring 3 x 55 meters depicting creatures from the Pacific Ocean in Sergels torg in central Stockholm.

  Stina's motifs are animals and landscapes. Her vision is to create an encounter between the observer and the animals as well as highlighting that humans are also animals among all other species.

  She received her artistic training both at art schools in Gothenburg and Stockholm, as well as in scene-painting studios at Borås Stadsteater and the Opera in Gothenburg.

  Stina has two degrees from Stockholm University, one in Art History and one Religious studies, with theses on Zen painting during the Sung Dynasty in China. Her interest in history, philosophy and science are reflected in her titles and are Stina´s great inspiration next to biology.

  Stina´s murals are represented in communities such as Stockholm, Borås, Linköping, Oskarshamn and Västervik.