Svidande ögon, bländande ljus

Salt 
Det bevarar, det konserverar
Svett är vågsvall
Slicka kristallsåren, hud är jordens salt 
Salːt Sa allt Asfalt 
Säg förlåt snabbt, säg nej snabbt, kyss långsamt
Dyrbara och värdefulla jod 
Vin till vatten, vatten till salt
Kroppens linjer 
Tidvattnet, Norra Glaciären, Bottenviken 
Jag är ett törstigt djur, en svältande hund på varm asfalt 
Sätter havet i halsen, havet lämnar blodprov 
Svidande ögon, bländande ljus

Svidande ögon, bländande ljus (Burning Eyes, Blinding Light) is a group exhibition by and with second-year students in the bachelor's program at the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts.

The exhibition grows from a collective and individual exploration of the subject, mineral, and taste of salt. Visitors are welcomed into a world of sinking ships, fermenting entrails, the depths of the sea, braided plants, the beautiful and vulnerable, calluses, horsehair and thread, sound noise, sour and major, heart rhythms and sparkling salt crystals. The exhibition includes painting, drawing, textiles, sculpture, performance, installation, graphics, and video.

Participants
Stefanie Almqvist, Vilgot Björkman, Sebastian Blind, Adam Engström, Lovisa Fahlgren, Evelina Lindqvist Hedlund, Sandra Lundh, My Maanmies, Isabelle Nilsson, Karin Rapp, Linnéa Romeling, Arvid Snidare, and Lulu Staaf.

Opening Reception
Welcome to the opening reception on Friday, 11 April, from 19:00 to 22:00. 
At 20:00 Sebastian Blind and My Maanmies will give a speech, and at 21:00, Evelina Lindqvist Hedlund will do a performance.

Exhibition Period
The exhibition can be seen between 12 April and 26 April. Opening hours during the exhibition are Tuesday - Saturday 12:00 - 16:00.

Gallery Verkligheten, Pilgatan 16, Umeå

Stefanie Almqvist

Not Even Seaweed and Serpents

Vilgot Björkman

Överrumplade skyttegravar och förvirrade flaggor (Surprised Trenches and Confused Flags)

Sebastian Blind

Snöhare / Polar Hare

Adam Engström

Within This Meaty Otherness

Lovisa Fahlgren

En stund gömd ibland dom (A moment hidden among them)

Evelina Lindqvist Hedlund

Bäddar bleksol ö (Placing a Sheet Over a Pale-Sun Island)

Sandra Lundh

Ingen titel/Untitled

My Maanmies

Now. Then after

Isabelle Nilsson

I hästhagen ligger stora saltblock (Large Salt Blocks Rest in the Horse Paddock)

Karin Rapp

Detaljerad översikt över diverse oklarheter (Detailed Overview of Various Ambiguities)

Linnéa Romeling

Snår (Thicket) - Krum (Hunched)

Arvid Snidare

The Ship is Sinking!

Lulu Staaf

Adder Stones / Martovor och käringtänder

The exhibition Svidande ögon, bländande ljus (Burning Eyes, Blinding Light) is developed and organized within the course Individual Artistic Work, D. Course responsible teacher: Dr. Malin Arnell 

Verkligheten is funded with support from the Swedish Arts Council, Umeå Municipality, and Region Västerbotten.