About Bo G Svensson
INFORMATION
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Updated August 18 2018:
ABOUT ME
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I am a filmmaker working in video, sound and photography and am primarily concerned with questions about the mystery of time, memory and its infinite combinations and interactions of layers and the secret language of buildings.
PRINTS_____________All Limited Edition prints produced for the artist by Konstexpo, Stockholm.
TRIVIA_____________Since 1991 I work as a civil servant (as Deputy Chief County Heritage Advisor) at a County Administrative Board 100 kilometers south of Stockholm. My daytime work involves different aspects of restorations of old buildings such as manor houses, churches, listed buildings et cetera.
CONTACT
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mobile +046 (0)706922942
email bo.svensson@prettofilm.se
homepage www.prettofilm.se
Events:
2018: The Free Photographer's department
MARCH 02 – APRIL 22, 2018 at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm. I participate with six photographs.
2017: Vernissage at Gallery Korn in Stockholm 13 Oct 2017. Solo exhibition - Photography, Video and Artist books.
2017: A new photobook 1: UN|SEEN. Framing reality is a way to see. This is what I saw. 18x10 in. 118 pages. Free preview and for sale on Blurb.
2017: A new photobook 2: DUO. Two photographs at a time in dialogue. Together, when the book is closed, they may tell a different story. 7x7 in, 78 pages. Free preview and for sale on Blurb.
2017: A new video in progress - Metaphor I - VIII. A still from the video is in my portfolio.
2016: Five of my videos has been selected by the curators on Videothèque Art Stream - a subscription-based platform that streams video art from contemporary artists to display across web-enabled devices. You can view the video art channel playlists or rent works from the library on-demand. Now also available on Apple TV and Roku.
2015/2016: Work in progress - a new short film called Pickup | Tracks. You can watch several, long teasers on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/prettofilm
Exhibitions:
PHOTOGRAPHY
2018: The Free Photographer's department
MARCH 02 – APRIL 22, 2018 at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm. I participate with six photographs.
2017: Solo exhibition at Gallery Korn. Stockholm 13 - 19 Oct 2017.
2016: The Free Photographer's department
NOVEMBER 25–JANUARY 29, 2017 at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm. I participated with three photographs.
2012-2016: Selected "Artist of the week" three times on Konstkvarteret, the oldest gallery on the Internet in Sweden.
2012: Saatchi Art - 100 Curators 100 Days. The largest online art exhibition created by curators from the most prestigious museums and galleries around the world. Participated with one of my photographs, Strindberg 2012. Curated by Peter MacGill, President Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York.
SCREENINGS
2016 and onwards: Five videos on Videothéque Art Stream.
On the Internet: Vimeo, Pretto film's homepage, Shooting People, The Official Pretto film Channel at YouTube
Art Television, on the internet and cable, (Paris) - several films (2009-)
Salon des Refusees - Stockholm, Djurgården, July 1 - October 2 2011. Travel Mindscape Triptych (2010), 14 mins, video
Video artist Anders Weberg - contributed with material for a mobile film, Exposed. Screened in Island 2011, now on Vimeo
Roxy Bar in London - Stockholm | London Noise (2009), 3 mins
SVT Kobra - Swedish Television's homepage for the programme KOBRA, Vogler's Dream (2007), 1 min
BOOKS
2018: Three photobooks, 8x8 in, 24 pages, Zno Little Black Book. One book, one theme:
Gothenburg by bgs
Free preview: https://share.asovx.com/prod-assets/app/littlebook/index.html?initGuid=1y6FiZYRspw%3D&isPreview=true&source=share
Nyk(öping) by bgs
Free preview: https://share.asovx.com/prod-assets/app/littlebook/index.html?initGuid=YAqUsdeXFpM%3D&isPreview=true&source=share
Stockholm by bgs
Free preview: https://share.asovx.com/prod-assets/app/littlebook/index.html?initGuid=53r4Ev7LRN8%3D&isPreview=true&source=share
Photobook [ suhm-whairz ], 12x12, 138 pages, Mohawk proPhoto Gloss Photo Paper 190 GSM. Limited edition of 50 copies, signed and numbered by the artist.
2017: A new photobook 1: UN|SEEN. Framing reality is a way to see. This is what I saw. 8x10, 118 pages.
Free preview and for sale on Blurb -
http://www.blurb.com/books/7825899-un-seen
2017: A new photobook 2: DUO. Two photographs at a time in dialogue. Together, when the book is closed, they may tell a different story. 7x7 in, 78 pages. Free preview and for sale on Blurb.
Point of View. Photographs -7 July 2011 (2011)
Large, hard cover, 48 pages, in english. 45 photographs in colour and b/w.
Pretto film's 2007 - 2011 (2011)
Large, hard cover, 32 pages, in english. Eleven short films presented in text and stills from the films plus a bonus DVD - Stockholm | London Noise.
Älskade Stockholm (2011), hard cover, 191 pages, participated with two photographs. (c) Photohome AB.
Älskade Stockholm (2012), hard cover, 192 pages, participated with one photograph. (c) Photohome AB.
