Olof Marsja – Bagaget
Trollhättan

Exhibition period: 27 June – 30 August

"My artistic practice is rooted in the experience of a fractured language and cultural identity. Like many Sámi people, I do not speak the language. An unbroken Sámi lineage was severed with me. The colonial wound burns in both body and soul. It stopped here. It became a full stop. As an artist, I try to remember those who walked before me, honour the dead, and at the same time look ahead. My work is to create a sculptural language that seeks to speak of the place both before and after that full stop, and to mend the wound as best as possible. Here, traditional craftsmanship meets contemporary materiality. Through combinations of materials and techniques, I create hybrid entities that activate questions of identity, cultural heritage, and the presence of the body within a sculptural landscape that moves between the personal and the collective."

Olof Marsja, born in 1986 in Gällivare, graduated from Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in 2017. Since 2018, he has lived and worked in Gothenburg.

Summer Opening Hours

The summer exhibition runs from 27 June to 30 August.

Opening hours:

Tuesday–Sunday: 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
Mondays: Closed