The sea. What separates us, holds us together
“The sea” has been a theme in Maria Lantz artistic works along with her interest in global economy, urban life and informal relations. In her recent project, she has ordered jigsaw puzzles from some of her images. The pieces are put together but mixed between the puzzles. Here, new images appear in this mosaic-like collage method.
The art works evoke thoughts on how we are split up in the world, but also how we are connected and how we relate to each other.
The sea separates us – and holds us together.
Maria Lantz (SE)
Maria Lantz, born 1962, lives and works in Sweden. She is a visual- and text-based artist. Her works evolve around photography both as “theory” and technique. She plays with various photographic formats and puts photography in relation to truth, identity, memory, and contemporary global issues.
Over the years she has also worked as a teacher, editor, and curator. She conducted several research projects on “informal cities” involving artists, activists and scholars from various fields and disciplines.
Lantz has exhibited in major venues such as BB3 in Bucharest, Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay, Umeå Bildmuseum and Townhouse Gallery, Cairo and in various exhibition in Sweden. She was the editor of the magazine Motiv and has published several books and articles.
Between 2012 and 2023 she was the Vice Chancellor at Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden. Today, she is Professor at Umeå University, Academy of Fine Art.
