Johan Lundin works with performance and installations and has previously staged, among other things, several different fictitious travel agencies, an inverted zoo and a spa. The fictional and constructed is constantly present in Johan Lundin’s work, as well as comparisons between different types of everyday roles.
Johan Lundin
Born 1988 in Lund, Sweden.
Lives and works in Malmö, Sweden.
Education
2019 – 2020 Master of Culture and Arts, NOVIA University of Applied Sciences, Jakobstad
2012 – 2015 Bachelor in Fine Arts – Textile, Konstfack, Stockholm
2011 – 2012 Fine Art – Textile, HDK Steneby, Dals Långed
2010 – 2011 Textile design, Gamleby Folkhögskola
Public artworks
2022 Homografiska Museet. Everybodys Street. Vägskylt.
2021 Malmö Stad, Gatukontoret, WorldPride, Extra City Road Signs
2019 Simrishamns kommun och Sveriges Konstföreningar, Simrishamn. Havens träd – Digitalt naturreservat. VR-verk / performance, laminerad infoskylt och park-skylt i järn under bro.
2017 MKB Fastighet, Malmö, We All Face Loneliness Our Answer Is Community. Led ljusskyltar på fasad.
Solo/duo exhibitions
2024 Galleri Box, Göteborg, PoolWorld
2023 Galleri CC, Malmö, Portable Zoo
2022 Telemark Kunstsenter, Human World – The Inverted Zoo.
2019 AIR Sandnes, Sandnes. The Laughing Show.
2019 Studio 17, Stavanger. Artistic Break: Restroom.
2019 Jedna Dva Tři Gallery, Prague. Artistic Break.
2019 B3IG3 x Sofia Wickman x Gallery Extra, Copenhagen, Drag and Drop.
2019 Skånes Konstförening, Malmö, The appearance and disappearance…
2018 Inter Arts Center, Malmö, Social Setup.
Group exhibitions (selected)
2023 Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles, Växa
2022 Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Monumental Flock
2022 Homografiska museet.
2021 Verkstad Konsthall, Norrköping, Monumental Flock
2017 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, La Nuit des idées / Flux virtuels et réels contemporains.
2016 Galleri CC, Malmö, Malmö Open Call.
Represented in collections
2024 Göteborg Konst
2024 JM Konstförening
2022 Homografiska museet
Workshops and teaching
2024 Gatukontoret Malmö, Skeppsbrokajen, Workshop 3 days.
2024 Botulfsplatsen, Lund, Krognoshuset, Human World Träningscenter, organizer and host.
2024 Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Djurmasker av återbruksmaterial.
Performances (selected)
2022 Malmö konstmuseum, Scaniaplatsen, Malmö. Human World Beach Safari
2021 Platform, Vasa, Finland, Special invitation: Soup at Human World
2021 Platform, Vasa, Finland, Special invitation: Opening of Human World
2021 Platform, Vasa, Finland, Fun Fitness: Monumental Statue
2021 Verkstad Konsthall, Norrköping, Fun Fitness: Monumental Statue
2020 Sörmlands Konstmuseum, Konstdygnet, Worldtrotters™ Relax Conference.
2019 Vinterlund, Stortorget, Lund. Time Travel Icebreak.
Residencies
2022 The Union, Hjemmafra Virtual Residency
2021-2022 Platform, Vasa, Finland
2020 Inter Arts Center, Malmö, Sweden
2020 Iaspis, Konstnärsnämnden, Greatmore Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
2019 AiR Sandnes, Sandnes City Council, Rogaland County Council, Norway
2019 Petrohradská kolektiv, Praha, Czech Republic
2018 Steneby AIR, HDK Steneby and Mötesplats Steneby, Dals Långed, Sweden
2018 Platform, Vasa, Finland
Grants and funding
2024 Malmö Stad Ateljéstipendium
2022 Kulturrådet for Human World
2022 Kulturrådet for Time Travel
2022 Malmö Stad Projektstöd for Human World