Maria Friberg: Black Balance

A selection of work by Swedish artist Maria Friberg Swedish artist and photographer Maria Fribergs work is characterised by her great interest in societal issues and a desire to depict the phenomena of contemporary life. Narratives about mans place in a world where the power of nature and culture is difficult to master emerge in her carefully staged images, the production of which often involves set designers, craftsmen, and others. References to art history, and painting in particular, appear in Fribergs work, along with enigmatic spaces and an aesthetically play of light. This book gathers diverse examples from her body of work, telling stories that are both subversive and ambiguous in nature, drawing out our inherent curiosity.