Johanna Billing
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Johanna Billing is a conceptual artist from Sweden
, working mainly with video
. She is best known for the works "You Don't Love Me Yet" (2003) and "Magical World" (2005). She deals with issues related to learning and how time plays a key role in this process. The films focus on groups of young people engaged in participative activities (Graduate Show, Project For a Revolution and Magic & Loss) or sometimes single people (Where She Is At). Through this dialogue between individual
and collective
and between participation
and apathy
she looks into complex questions that are related the politics of humans interact with each other in general and the Swedish Folkhem ideals in particular.Many of Johanna Billing's printed matters are made in collaboration with Åbäke.
She participated in the 9th International Istanbul Biennial
in 2005, a solo exhibition at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in 2006 and at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
in 2009.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, working mainly with video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
. She is best known for the works "You Don't Love Me Yet" (2003) and "Magical World" (2005). She deals with issues related to learning and how time plays a key role in this process. The films focus on groups of young people engaged in participative activities (Graduate Show, Project For a Revolution and Magic & Loss) or sometimes single people (Where She Is At). Through this dialogue between individual
Individual
An individual is a person or any specific object or thing in a collection. Individuality is the state or quality of being an individual; a person separate from other persons and possessing his or her own needs, goals, and desires. Being self expressive...
and collective
Collective
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project to achieve a common objective...
and between participation
Participation (decision making)
Participation in social science refers to different mechanisms for the public to express opinions - and ideally exert influence - regarding political, economic, management or other social decisions. Participatory decision making can take place along any realm of human social activity, including...
and apathy
Apathy
Apathy is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation and passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of interest in or concern about emotional, social, spiritual, philosophical or physical life.They may lack a sense of purpose or meaning in...
she looks into complex questions that are related the politics of humans interact with each other in general and the Swedish Folkhem ideals in particular.Many of Johanna Billing's printed matters are made in collaboration with Åbäke.
She participated in the 9th International Istanbul Biennial
Istanbul Biennial
The International Istanbul Biennial is a contemporary art exhibition, held every two years in Istanbul, Turkey, since 1987. The biennial is organised by the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. The Biennial aims to create a meeting point in İstanbul in the field of visual arts between artists...
in 2005, a solo exhibition at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in 2006 and at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
The Australian Centre For Contemporary Art is a contemporary art gallery in Melbourne, Australia. The gallery is located on Sturt Street in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, in the inner suburb of Southbank....
in 2009.
Notable works
- I'm Lost Without Your Rhythm (2009)
- Magic & Loss (2005)
- Magical World (2005)
- You Don't Love Me Yet (2003)
- Where She Is At (2001)
- Project For a Revolution (2000)
- Graduate Show (1999)
- Johanna Billing - Works [Paperback]
- Johanna Billing: Look Behind Us a Blue Sky[Hardback]