Between solitude and power
Welcome to the homepage of artist Maria Friberg

Most of my work revolves about themes of power, masculinity and man’s relationship to nature. In my images, I create ambiguous tableaus that challenge preconceived notions about identity, gender and social hierarchies. My most recent pieces look both outwards, to the challenges in contemporary society, and inwards, to a meditative state of mind. In these photographs and videos, the isolation and solitude of the individuals reflect issues in society at large.  The men in my images are signs for men, trying to find their place in times of turmoil.
 
   

way ahead #3, 2009 (image is curtailed)
  
 

Latest news:

Solo Shows:
transmission (March 20 - May 18, 2010) Conner Contemporary Art, DC More info here:
transmission (March 25 - May 8, 2010) Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm, Sweden. More info here:

Group show:
The Armory Show, New York, (March 4-7, 2010) Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm.
Videofestival, The Historic Center of Zaragoza, (March 19-27, 2010), Spain.
BELLE VUE, Athen, (Feb 2 - March 13, 2010) Curated by: Katerina Nikou, Thanos Stathopoulos, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre, Athen, Greece.
Swedish Institute, Paris (Feb 18 - April 18) Video exhibition curated by Brent Klinkum. More info here:

And I'm showing the embedded video triptych at the Grand Opening the 4 th of February, 2010, of the new Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida.

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