Past Residents Anna Ihle
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Anna Ihle, "Pauses of saliva and milk, bodies of water" (detail) 2021
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Anna Ihle, "Clean Break" 2022
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Anna Ihle, "Downtime 2014-2017" (detail) 2017
Work ethics, time management and work motivation are themes Anna Ihle explores, from a Nordic protestant perspective, both through manual work and conversations.
Since graduating Konstfack in Stockholm, group shows include «Open House» at Konsthall C, «Hardware» at Art Lab Gnesta, «Precarious: On the Aesthetics and Ethics of New Labour» at The Museum of Work (Norrköping) and “The Poetics of Pressure and Flow” (2022) at Västerås Art Museum in Sweden and the opening exhibition at the National Museum of Norway. Solo shows include Fotogalleriet, RAM Gallery and Podium in Oslo. Ihle has attended the Jan Van Eyck Academie, and collaborates with artist Addoley Dzegede for «Ask Addoley + Anna», in advice-podcast-format.
While at HIAP I am researching wood and clutter. My interest in cleaning and organising is a continuation of my work “Pauses of saliva and milk, bodies of water” (2021), where a tree, my body and my newborn, dictated my (chain saw) work schedule. Wood work tends to leave a trail, saw dust, wood chips all over – and breastfeeding leaves milk stains. How does dirt and clutter relate to practicalities of time management and care? In what ways is tidiness – and lack of it – gendered? Messiness can be linked to poor mental health and to bad parenting. It can also be sign of genius.
Anna Ihle’s residency is realised with support from the Nordic Culture Point.