::: Anna Viola Hallberg :::

(Updated Sept 2010)

I relate to the tradition of time based art and have a special interest for the transgression between private and public and how art can be a critical tool to revel the tension and/or covert layers in society. In my practice I examine the relation between governance and individual in the public sphere with a strong presents of Social Justice Activism. Central to all work is the constructing of legacy via oral history and visual imagery into the common domains, forming not only archives on our present and past but also our understanding and forming the future. The works are often presented in spatial installations interlocked with seminars or workshops.

CONTEMPORARY ART AND INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM STUDIES

Anna Viola Hallberg graduated 2003 from the Curatorial Program, Stockholm University, Sweden. Hallberg has a B.A in Cinema Studies from Stockholm University and is a graduate of Stockholm Film School with a MA in International Museum Studies, University of Gothenburg, 2008. Writing her thesis on contemporary art in museum exhibitions outside the paradigm of the art institution. The two disciplines, Museum Studies and contemporary art are not to be regarded as separate entities rather as aspects of the public space being examined. From a museum studies perspective general issues of access and collecting are of interest as well as the transition between contemporary art and heritage concerns from both Cultural and Natural perspective. Highlighting conditions and criteria for contemporary art in such a context. The collaborate process is an important part of Hallberg’s practice. She has worked both in experimental documentary film as well as in advertising in the US (New York) and Sweden. Her works and has been shown in Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia, Germany, Spain, Serbia, Turkey, US, Canada and Sweden.

Full CV with Exhibitions, pdf (Sept. 2010) >>>

TEXTS/PUBLICATIONS

Palpable Curatorial Work Recollection of Spaces (2010) for panel presentation in Queer Curations, at Translation, Intervention and innovation in exhibitionary practice, University of California Santa Cruz Museum and Curatorial Studies.

Museet som kontext, aterblickens kraftfullhet (Swedish only), commissioned essay Arts Council Norway, October 2009

State of Mind, essay originally published in Talkin Loud Sayin Something - Four Perspectives on Artistic Research, Art Monitor 2008
Also in the online magazine Viewpoint East Feb 2010. >>>

Visualizing in museum. Exhibiting the subject withholding the attribute. Contemporary art in exhibitons at the Museum of World Cultrure. Masters dissertation by Anna Viola Hallberg, International Museum Studies University of Gothenburg, 2008

Revisiting the permanent exhibitions at Natural History Museum Gothenburg Workplacement assignment 2007, International Museum Studies (proposal revision of permanent exhibitions).

EDUCATION

M.Sc/MA, International Museum Studies, University of Gothenburg, 120 credits, 2008
BA, Major Cinema Studies, Stockholm University, 180 credits, 2003
Curator Program (MA level program), Department of History, Stockholm University, 2003
Stockholms Filmskola/Stockholm Filmschool, 1992-90

Total of academic credits: 355.5 credits
University of Gothenburg; 142.5
Stockholm University: 205.5 credits
Högskolan på Gotland; 7.5

2009
Shaping Public Space, Högskolan på Gotland, 7.5 credits

2008
International Museum Studies, University of Gothenburg, M.S.c, 120 credits

2005
Risk Society, Globalization and Alternative Strategies, University of Gothenburg, 15 credits
Massmedia, University of Gothenburg, 7.5 credits

2003
Museum Studies; The Origins of Museums, Museums and Material Culture, Research on Museums and Cultural Heritage, The Present and Future Roles of Museums, Stockholm University, 30 credits
Curatorial Studies, Stockholm University, 30 credits

1993
Advanced Course in Cinema History and Theory; Methodology, In-Depth Studies, Essay, Stockholm University, 30 Credits,
Basic Course in History of Art; American Cultures + Paper, Stockholm University, 3 credits

1992
Intermediate Course in Education; Human Development and Environment, Socialization - the Ethnic Perspective, Socialization - the Ethnic Perspective, Developmental Psychology II, Stockholm University, 22.5 credits

1991
Basic Course in Education; Developmental Psychology I, Educational Psychology, Research Methods in Education I, Language and Thought, Stockholm University, 30 credits

1990
Basic Course in Cinema History and Theory; History and Theory of Film and Television 1 + 4, Film Art, Tv Course, Methodology, Essay, Stockholm University, 60 credits

1990 - 1992 Stockholm Filmskola, Stockholm, Sweden

ARIST TALKS/SEMINARS/THINK TANKS/INTERNSHIPS/PERFORMANCES/LECTURES

The paper presentation Palpable Curatorial Work In and Out of Institutions at The conference; The Task of the Curator; Translation, Intervention and Innovation in Exhibitionary Practice at Museum & Curatorial Studies, University of Santa Cruz in California, May 14-15th

Case Presentations at Hanasaari; the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre The exhibition The State of Mind opens on March 5 and is arranged in collaboration with Ygallery of Contemporary Art och Aview Nomad Gallery and supported by the Swedish institute. Discussion with the artists and director Olle Wästberg from The Swedish institute. Discussion (live video) is led and introduced by research secretary Johan Öberg, University of Gothenburg.

Leaving Your Traces, Minsk documenting lgbt community in Minsk, Belarus, March 6-9 Arist TalkCase Presentation, live video, from Ygallery for Contemporary Art, Minsk to Conference on the higher art schools contribution to growth factors in society, at Hanasaari the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre. Presentation of the State of Mind within academic reseach. March 5th 2010

Lezzie Think Tank, Minsk, Belarus, Ygallery of Contemporary Art, March 2010

Artist Talk, Minsk, Belarus, Ygallery of Contemporary Art, March 2010

Presentation of State of Mind , In the class; Film, Feminism and the avant garde (Prof. Trinn Min-ha) UC Berkeley, Feb 10th 2010

Presentation of State of Mind in Impossible Translations and unexpected intersections Presentation/Panel, BBRG, UC Berkeley, Feb 9th 2010

Leaving Your Traces, Kharkiv documenting lgbt community in Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 6-9 Lezzie Think Tank, Kiev, Ukraine, Gogol Fest 09, September 2009

Lezzie Think Tank, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Agata Cafe, July 2009

Artist Talk, Minsk, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Kharkiv Municipal Gallery, July 2009

Exhibition Design Process, Museion, International Museum Studies, University of Gothenburg, lecturer and tutor, April 2009

Other Art/Outsider Art, panel in conjunction to exhibiton Annan konst/Other Art, Gothenburg Art Museum, Sweden, April 2009

Lezzie Think Tank, Gothenburg, Sweden, Womens Community College, November 2008

Panel, 10th Elia Conferance, Gothenburg, Sweden, Gothenburg University/Elia/Gothenburg Artmuseum, September 2008 Lezzie Think Tank, St Petersburg , Russia, Cafe Funny Dogs, September 2008

Artist Talk, St Petersburg, Russia, Rosphoto, September 2008

Other Art , Seminar on Other Art, Villa Sjotorp, Sweden, 2008

Lezzie Think Tank, Stockholm, Sweden, Kulturhuset Stockholm, August2008

Artist Talk, Stockholm, Sweden, Kulturhuset Stockholm/EuroPride 2008, August 2008

Artist Talk, State of Mind, Gothenburg Artschool, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2007

Artist Talk, State of Mind , Hate Crime Seminar, Gothenburg, Sweden 2007

Exhibition Design Proposal , research and design proposla for revision of permanent exhibitions at Gothenburg Natural History Museum, Cristina Bernardez & Hallberg in the program for International Museums Studeis, Gothenburg University, September December 2007

Artist Talk General Swedish Consulate, St Petersburg, Russia, November 2006

Mediaverkstaden/ Mediaworkshop including invitational series with screenings and artist talks 2005

Curatorial Internship Exit Art, New York, 2003

Gizmology, workshop by Critical Art Emsamble producing individual works by workshop participants, Eye Beam, New York, 2002

Surveilance Project, performance with Bill Brown/Surveillance Camera Players, mapping surveillance cameras on Manhattan New York. Later exhibitied in project by Eye Beam, 2002

Photography assistant for Susan Baker, NYC, NY, 2000-2001

Expedition Spokes Person Antartic-Actic, explorersweb.com, 2001

Sr Creativ Producer interactives/full service PR/advertising agency specializing on branding in the sector of technology and fashion, RDAi, New York, 1997-2001

GRANTS/AWARDS/ARIST RESIDENCY/OTHER

Exhibition Grant, Swedish Arts Grant Committee, State of Mind, California 2011

Exhibition Grant, Swedish Institute, State of Mind, Belarus March 2010

Exhibition Grant, Swedish Institute, State of Mind, Ukraine, July-September 2009

Research grant, Iris Foundation, Sweden, 2009

Contact/travel grant, Swedish Institute, State of Mind, Belarus Jan 2009

Exhibition Grant, Swedish Arts Grant Committee, State of Mind, St Petersburg 2008 Contact/travel grant, Swedish Institute, State of Mind, Ukraine June 2008

Artist residency, Nordic Institute of Contemporary Art/ProArte, St Petersburg, Russia October/November 2006

Incubator Stockholm University, Start up phase of Fotografins Hus, Hallberg/Flodin, June-October 2003

Script grant, Troma, Swedish Film Institute, 2003

Film grant, Greyhound, (16 mm, shortfilm) Filmverkstan, Stockholm, 1998

Film grant, Just Drive, (16 mm shortfilm) Filmverkstan, Stockholm, 1996

LINKS

Consolation >>>
Rancorous Call >>>
State of Mind, sample installation sound >>>
As The Carney Goes >>>
State of Mind, c-prints >>>
State of Mind, installation views >>>
Out of the Box Building Bridges, installation views student exhibition >>>

PRESS/MEDIA
(last update Feb 2010)
Public Projections - Gothenburg, AVIEW NOMAD GALLERY

::: Madeleine Hatz intar gatan i New York, Censur & konsensus, Paletten 4/2009

::: Konst uppåt husväggarna, Göteborgs Fria, Jan 7th 2010>>>

State of Mind/State of Mind - Prologue

::: Video spot from the mulitmeda magazine 34 >>>>>>

::: Art and Research Policy: Future Prospects for Artistic Research, Swedish Research Council 2009
Konst och forskningspolitik konstnarlig forskning inför framtiden, Vetenskapsrådet, Årsbok KFoU 2009. The text refers to the Governments latest Research Policy Bill. This Bill cited artistic research as the focus of one of several special initiatives. Several sections include mentionings of State of Mind, predominantly the text by Johan Öberg. Text in Swedish with summary in English. >>>

::: Ukrainian Tv-program on same sex families with interview from Gogol Fest 09 about State of Mind with Karlsson Rixon and Hallberg (Oct 21, 2009) (27 min, DIVX codec avi). >>>

::: ATH, Exhibition in Kharkiv, Ukraine, July 2009 >>>

::: Статус Кво, Exhibition in Kharkiv, Ukraine, July 2009 >>>

::: Комсомольська Правда, Exhibition in Kharkiv, Ukraine, July 2009 >>>

::: СанРадіо, Exhibition in Kharkiv, Ukraine, July 2009 >>>

::: ХарківНьюз, Exhibition in Kharkiv, Ukraine, July 2009 >>>

::: Харків Незабаром, Exhibition in Kharkiv, Ukraine, July 2009 >>>

::: Talkin' loud & sayin' something. Göteborgs konstmuseum GP, Nov 10, 2008 >>>

::: Art & Research - A Journal of Ideas, Contexts and Methods Art & Research - A Journal of Ideas, Contexts and Methods, Volume2 , No 2, 2009 (ISSN 1752-6388) >>>

::: State of Mind, Sex and Gender Magazine, page 12-14, No 2, 2006 (Ru text) >>>

::: State of Mind, Out St Petersburg (Ru text) >>>

::: Konst på Pride-house, Kulturnytt, Swedish Radio, July, 30, 2008 >>>

::: Att leva som gay i dagens Ryssland, SvD, July, 24, 2008 >>>

::: Konsten att leva personligt och politiskt i St Petersburg, DN, July, 24, 2008 >>>

::: State of Mind - två konstnärers berättelser, Fördommar och fobier, 2007 >>>

::: Tankeväckande konst erövrar stadsrummet mitt i EM-yran, GP, August, 11, 2006 >>>

Resonance

::: Rum som vibrerar av spänning, SvD, April.22.2006 >>>

::: Utanför - inuti, Aftonbladet, March.26.2006 >>>

::: Konst: Ansikten av Annika, Expressen, March.07.2006 >>>

::: Annica bygger om, GP, June.20.2006 >>