Hanna Grandert moves between different media
telling the most absurd stories from a generous vantage point.
Central is often the very essence vulnerability but also care.
She dedicates substantial time towards being an art educator
for children in schools and art art institutions,
formerly also drama teacher.
In her artistic practice she moves between sculpture,
found objects and drawing and in her photographic essayistic work
she has covered stories in Sweden but also portraits and sites in
Roslagen, Chernobyl and Gambia.
She is a graduate visual arts teacher (2007)
from University of Arts and Crafts, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pigs Trophy Head
To reflect oneself in someone
Someone you look up to
Someone you don't want to be like
To become like it,
to be infected,
to reluctantly
do things that one does not want to
wear a mask to hide
feel safe
behind
Inside
underneath
to be oneself
to be someone else
to just be
to just let yourself be yourself
to be good enough
so many thoughts
so many emotions
so many experiences
so many dreams as well as nightmares
an inspiring place
a friendly place
a place to be
immerse yourself
gratitude
security
development
a calm where I can get hold of my own thoughts
and develop together with others
venue
sharing sessions
artistic exchange
and consensus as well as challenge
Björkö Konstnod the place to be
I feel something in my mouth, like a small candy.
I spit out and notice it's one of my teeth,
I don't have time to reflect before I feel another one has come loose.
I spit it out too, three in a row come loose in the jaw at the front.
I spit and spit and it never ends.
I feel powerless and it feels like the whole world around me is distorted.
I can't think straight.
I wake up sweaty in my bed, like so many times before after similar nightmares.
I try to take control of the situation.
I get up and brush my teeth in the middle of the night.
And then try to fall asleep fantasizing about pink soft clouds.
the softness
the beautiful
the wonderful thing to reach
for the relief
the target
the ease like feathers
like a quiet hurricane
stateliness and weight
meaningfulness
strength power
to reach their goal
downwind but against the wind
grow , grow slowly
quality ,not quantity
be heard ,hear
share
Friendship ,humanity
sort, analyze, select
choose with your heart
fall softly and fly high