MARTIN ÅLUND

Artist Statement

The themes

of my art practice are like webs of questions, thoughts and reflections linked closely to my practical activities. There are no given answers – only a perpetual process of deepening awareness, and, most definitely, a realization that the questions multiply with increased knowledge and curiosity.

These questions concern things such as: how can an artist be intellectual on their own terms? How can an artist be political and poetic? How is it possible to make art today? How can you make art in relation to art history?

Other themes concern: Art as space. Art as narrative. Art in relation to diversity and representation. Art as a critical, norm-creative medium. Art as light, textures and structures. Art as a way to explore the boundaries of the existence, psyche and spirit. Art as poetry. Poetry as a potentially subversive action.

Martin Ålund