Born: Zagreb, Croatia
Lives, works: Stockholm, Sweden
Short resume:
Completed studies in sculpture at Kungliga Konsthögskolan with Prof.Bernard Kirschenbaum in Stockholm. From 93-95 worked and travelled in Africa and Asia. Between 97-99 involved in the development of CRAC - an artist's digital media lab in Stockholm. Between 99-04 a member of the research team at Smartstudio, an interdisciplinary research studio at the Interactive Institute, Stockholm. Spent 2000 in San Francisco at the dept. of Conceptual Information Arts, San Francisco State University with Prof.Stephen Wilson, exploring possibilities that arise in the convergence of art, science and technology. Involved in several interdisciplinary experiments. Exhibits, lectures and teaches frequently both in Sweden and internationally. During spring 2007 appointed as Guest Professor at Konsthögskolan in Stockholm.
Studies:
00 Visiting Scholar at San Francisco State University, Conceptual Information Arts Dept.
99-04 Art-as-research at Smartstudio, Interactive Institute, Stockholm
97 Royal University College of Fine Arts, Video Dept., Stockholm
95- Takemusu Aiki Tomita Academy, Aikido Dojo, Stockholm, 1st dan
88-93 Royal University College of Fine Arts, Sculpture MFA, Stockholm
Solo exhibitions:
08 Susanne Pettersson Gallery
04 Occular Witness, Färgfabriken, Stockholm
02 Sub Rosa, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Norrköping
99 Genus noll, Andreas Brändström Gallery, Stockholm
96 Andreas Brändström Gallery, Stockholm
96 Matica Hrvatska Gallery, Zagreb
Selection of group exhibitions:
08 Spectropia, Riga Art Space, Riga, Lettland
07 Spår, Susanne Pettersson Gallery, Stockholm
06 Labyrint, Botkyrka Konsthall, Stockholm
06 Simplicity, the art of complexity, Prix ARS Electronica, Honorary mention / Interactive Art for Occular Witness,
2006 CyberArts exhibition, OK Center, Linz, Austria
06 20 år!, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm
05 Touching the Invisible, M'ars Gallery, Moscow / onedotzero, ICA , London
05 Today in Paradise - Genetics & Art, Göteborg New Media Art Festival, Röda Sten, Göteborg, Swe
04 Get Real, Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
04 Touching the Invisible, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary
04 Avesta Art, Avesta, Sweden
04 Multiplex, Skulpturens Hus, Stockholm, Sweden
03 Brainball (Smartstudio), Design Interactif, Centre Pompidou, Paris
03 Catcher, group work w.Smartstudio, Visuella fenomen och Fysikaliska aspekter, Skulpturens Hus
03 Insert - Aspekte Schwedischer Kunst, Bayer-Erholungshaus, Leverkusen, Germany
02 Sculptura 02, Falkenberg, Sweden
01 Mathematica, The Exploratorium, San Francisco
01 Brainball, group work with Smartstudio, OK Center, Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
01 The Museum of Future Atrocities, ATA, San Francisco
01 Mapping the Web Infome, New Langton Arts, San Francisco
00 CRAC, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm
Selection of performances and public projects:
07 Public art proposals for Gävle and Hässleholm municipality
07 Motorheart, in collaboration with Anders Boqvist, public sculpture commissioned by Konst på Hög Sculpture
Park, Kvarntorp, Kumla
06 Public art proposals for Gävle and Hässleholm municipality
05 Public art proposals for Stockholms Konstråd, Karlskrona municipality, Gävle municipality
05 Complexity and Transformation, cross-disciplinary research project, Konstfack
05 Hold Infinity in Your Hands for a Moment, performance, Norrköpings Konstmuseum
02 I witness, public artwork for the Royal Institute of Technology, Statens Konstråd, Stockholm
01 ORB, a collaborative research project bet. Conceptual Information Arts, San Francisco & Smartstudio
01 Occular Witness, art-as-research project, Smartstudio, Stockholm
Selection of grants:
08 Stiftelsen Folke Hellström-Linds stipendium, Konstakademien, Stockholm
08 Stockholms stads Kulturstipendium, Kulturförvaltningen, Stockholm
07 Längmanska Kulturfonden
06 The Swedish Art Council Travel Grant
04 The Swedish Art Council 2yr Work Grant
04 Framtidens Kultur
99 Sweden-America Foundation
99 Fulbright Commission
98 The Swedish Art Council 2yr Work Grant
98 The Swedish Art Council Travel Grant
97 The Swedish Institute
97 Längmanska Kulturfonden
96 The Swedish Institute
96 The Swedish Art Council Travel Grant
96 The Swedish Art Council Work Grant
Represented at:
Konst på Hög Sculpture Park, Kumla
Bonnierhuset, Stockholm
Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping
Verket, Avesta
Statens Konstråd, Stockholm
and private collections
Selection of publications, interviews, reviews:
08 Firework Edition Records/Gallery Niklas Belenius, Departure of Melancholy, Compilation CD_ track 9 Calling for Mother
07 Olofsson, Anders, Att konstruera sin värld, Konstperspektiv nr.4, 2007, s 8-13
07 Bjurestam Maria, Hägglund Maria, Petersson Mona, Strand Liv, Persson Annika Ruth: LARM Från munhåla
till laptop, ljud i nordisk konst, Kabusa Böcker
07 Tim Anstey, Katja Grillner, Rolf Hughes: Architecture and Authorship, Black Dog Publishing, pp 137-141
06 Hannes Leopoldseder, Christine Schöpf, Gerfried Stocker: International Compendium - Prix Ars Electronica
2006, CyberArts 2006, pp 128-2905 Hörgren, Christian : Dada: Duchamp, Nutida Musik, nr.4
05 Högström, Martin: Om Arijana Kajfes Occular Witness, OEI #22 #23 2005 pp 331-332
05 Arvidsson, Kristoffer: Utmanande forskningsrapport, GP Kultur, 050504 04 Occular Witness, artist's book, Glänta produktion
04 Sophie Allgård, Estelle af Malmborg: Svensk Konst Nu, Wahlström och Widstrand
04 Allerholm, Milou: Vad är ljus?, DN Kultur, 040515
03 Ingar Brinck, Charlotte Bydler, Yvonne Eriksson, Anette Gšthlund, Lena Johannesson, Anna Tellgren: Från modernism till samtidskonst - Svenska kvinnliga konstnärer, Bokförlaget Signum
02 Borg, Bo: Där vetenskapen möter konsten, Norrköpings Tidningar 020325 99 Caidahl, Lo: Konstens Anspråk, Glänta Produktion, pp 95-102
99 Hansson, Annika: on line interview, An Artist at the Service of Science, CRAC in Context
98 Olofsson, Anders: on line review, Tre Verk av Arijana Kajfes, Konsten, <http://www.konsten.net/narbild/arijana.htm>
96 Olofsson, Anders: Arijana Kajfes, Material, Swedish Journal of Contemporary Art, no.30 96
Arrhenius, Sara: Rök och flytande kväve, Aftonbladet 960903
96 Gudelj, Jasenka: Zagreb na Razmedi Uspomena i Sadasnjosti,
Literary and Cultural Magazine, no.4, pp 249-251,Matica Hrvatska, Zagreb
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