Saskia Holmkvist
Professor of contemporary art
Lives and works in Oslo and Stockholm
EDUCATION:
Holmkvist holds an MFA from the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (Konstfack), Stockholm and a BA in Art History, History of Ideas, Anthropology from the University of Stockholm.
Saskia Holmkvist work reflects professionalization of language and concerns of translatability within identity politics. In the process she explores the negotiation of undertaking roles and how present language structures affect the politics of these positions.
Saskia Holmkvist selects protagonists, unchains a situation, or situates us in a scenario giving the directors position away. The work involves, performative strategies, site-specific projects and film and video. She often draws on participation and performance in creating encounters and narratives between protagonists inspired from journalism, improvisational theatre and psychology to reflect the boundaries between language, representation and reality.
Website: http://saskiaholmkvist.com
Research results
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Saskia Holmkvist:
Margaret (Back Translation)
(2024).
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Saskia Holmkvist:
The Impersonal Verb and The Hidden Subject
(2023).
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Saskia Holmkvist:
Chronical Desire, curator Corina Oprea
(2023).
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Saskia Holmkvist:
Artistic Research Autumn Forum
(2022).
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Saskia Holmkvist:
Collectif Jeune Cinéma, Festival des Cinémas Différents
(2020).
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Saskia Holmkvist:
BIFPA 2020 - Belfast International Festival of Performance Art
(2020).
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Saskia Holmkvist:
The Curatorial Incubator V.16: Living in Hope – Program #3 Curated by Sanjit Dhillon:
Slow Unfurling
(2020).
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Saskia Holmkvist:
Canopy - Roundabout
(2020).
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Saskia Holmkvist:
Survival Kit - Annual Contemporary Art Festival
(2020).
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Saskia Holmkvist:
Scoring - a Workshop, text work and a film.
(2020).
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