MUTE [2022] / Tina Willgren

A video about communication through the electronic networks, quarrelling, distortions, sound signals and the possibility to press the mute button.
Tina Willgren is a visual artist working primarily with moving images. She lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden, where she received her MFA at the Royal Institute of Art in 2005. In her videos and installations, she explores the mind and body in relation to the contemporary world. Recent activities include “Konstpaus”, video works for display at three big screens in central Stockholm during night time in June/July 2021 (a project initiated by Stockholm konst) and the solo exhibition “After Hours” at Galleria Ars Libera, Kuopio, Finland. During the autumn of 2021 she was artist in residence at Riddergade AiR, arranged by Viborg Kunsthal, Denmark. In 2022 she received a two-year work stipend from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. Currently she is working on an AR piece for “KunstwanderwegXR”, Naturpark Hoher Fläming, Germany. https://www.instagram.com/tina_willgren/ http://www.tinawillgren.com/