Emma Hammarén is an artist who works with poetic language, often in the form of installation and performance. The works take place in the room as large format sculptural text, big blocks of handwriting or compositions performed by one or several readers. The starting point is either the artist's own writing or found material, for instance different types of instruction manuals, technical and mathematical descriptions, horoscopes, philosophical texts or poetic quotes. The exploration of rhythm and change through writing and spatial composition is central.
Emma Hammarén studied at Chelsea College of Art & Design in London (MA Fine Art), Biskops-Arnö College of Writing (Poetry and Fiction) and Södertörn University in Stockholm (Philosophy). Previous projects include exhibitions at Tyresö Konsthall, Konstnärshuset, Studio 44 and Supermarket Art Fair in Stockholm, Remap in Athens, Tadu Contemporary Art in Bangkok and 1Shanthiroad in Bangalore, as well as residencies at Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, Seyðisfjörður, IASPIS / 1Shanthiroad, Bangalore, Surface Arts / H Gallery, Chiang Mai and Institut Suédois, Paris. Collaborators and participants in previous projects include artists, musicians, poets, translators, composers, radio producers and linguists: Sini Pelkki, Jockel Liess, Jeny Rengman, Cecilia Björk, Mamta Sagar, Ksenia Pukhalskaya, Mia Kukathasan, Hild Borchgrevink, Per Mårtensson, Cecilia Hultman, Linn Asplund, Rebecka Holmström, Hanna Rajs, Suzanna Asp, Mimmi Corneliusson, Ashok Vish, Anjana Kothamachu and IntraGalactic arts collective. Based in Stockholm, Sweden.
