Jenny Källman: Ghost Hunting

Experimental yet working within the photographic canon, Jenny Källman has a distinct voice in contemporay Swedish photography. A theme she often revisits is young people's powerlessness and exposure in society. This extensive volume presents her artistic production over the past 20 years with an emphasis of the last decade. From the publisher: Källman's photographic language alternates between the staged and works that, through light and reflections, darkness, and mirroring, exist on their own abstract level. In our endeavor to broaden and deepen knowledge of contemporary photography, Jenny Källman’s fantastic oeuvre presented in Ghost Hunting is a rich source of exploration. She has been active for over twenty years and is rooted in the analogue photographic tradition, but she has unmistakably retained an unfailing curiosity when it comes to the specific characteristics (and limitations) of the photographic medium. What can a photograph be and what can it convey? Let the ghost hunt begin. - Sara Walker, Sveriges Allmäna konstförening (SAK)  The new book, the most comprehensive publication to date, includes photography, film stills and installation views from Källman’s over 20 year long artistry. With texts by art historian and writer Masha Taavoniku and art historian, writer, and the director of Swedish Association for Art, (SAK), Sara Walker. Published in collaboration with SAK as well as the yearbook of 2023. SAK is the oldest and largest public art association in Sweden. Since 1832, the purpose of the association has been to promote an interest in contemporary art.  … Swedish: Källmans fotografiska språk växlar mellan det iscensatta filmiska och verk som genom ljus och speglingar, mörker och reflektioner befinner sig på ett eget abstrakt plan. ”I Jenny Källmans Ghost Hunting presenteras ett fantastiskt konstnärskap, genom det vill vi bredda och fördjupa kunskapen om samtida fotografi, och Källmans verk är en rik källa att ösa ur. Hon har varit verksam i över 20 år och är rotad i en analog fotografisk tradition men med en omisskännlig ständig nyfikenhet på fotomediets specifika egenskaper (och dess begränsningar). Vad kan ett fotografi vara och vad kan det förmedla? Låt spökjakten ta vid.” - Sara Walker, Sveriges Allmäna konstförening (SAK)