‘PARALLELS’ Exhibition at NP33 during SPEGLA photo festival
“In her personal projects Jenny Jacobsson often elevate images we only see when we close our eyes and through that visualizes the limitless possibilities we are provided with.” – SPEGLA
During the SPEGLA photo festival you could see my work through my ‘PARALLELS’ Exhibition in Norrköping, October-November 2017.
SPEGLA was filled with exhibitions, seminars, and workshops and through this special event the story behind and about the photograph were in focus. Images that tells a story, images that makes you feel, that make the world stop, and photos we just pass by. SPEGLA is highlighting it all and questions what we are depicting when we paint with the camera? And why?
I had the honor to be invited both for an exhibition and to do a half day workshop, and hopefully we’ll see each other there again next year?
PARALLELS October 20 – November, 2017 NP33, Norra Promenaden 33 Norrköping, Sweden Presented by Sandeng Art
EXHIBITION at Gothia Towers The Gallery – Jenny Jacobsson, Thomas Feiner, Johannes Berner & Johan Lund
And so it is time again! A selection of my work is in exhibition at Gothia Towers The Gallery in Göteborg Jan 15th – 31st, 2016, this time in the company of the wonderful photographers and artists Thomas Feiner, Johannes Berner, and Johan Lund. The description is:
“A photo experience beyond the ordinary is visiting The Gallery.“
The exhibition is presented by Sandeng Art and their team has set up an awesome display and still life in the gallery windows, and to my image The incongruity they have created an interpretation of the photo setting. Go check it out!
You can read more about the exhibition and us artists at The Gallery’s site. The Gallery is the beautiful art showroom of Gothia Towers, located between the hotel lobby and the Swedish Exhibition Centre (Svenska Mässan).
“PARALLEL WORLDS” – Solo exhibition at Gothia Towers The Gallery
It was a great honor having my solo exhibition, ‘PARALLEL WORLDS’ at Gothia Towers The Gallery in Göteborg Sept 22 – Oct 8, 2015.
“The photographic exhibition invites you into worlds we see when closing our eyes, conceptualized and told through Jenny Jacobson’s camera, creative image construction and strong narrative.
Included are 3 brand new, yet not shown, works. The exhibition is presented and produced by Sandeng Art, and we are all proud and eager to show you the beautifully and carefully made works.”
The Gallery is the beautiful art showroom of Gothia Towers, located between the hotel lobby and the Swedish Exhibition Centre (Svenska Mässan). And wall to wall simultaneously to the exhibit the largest fair of the year, Göteborg Book fair, took place, filling the gallery with a staggering amount of creative people. I couldn’t be more happy about the arrangement and the resulting event. ‘Parallel worlds’ is available for new venues and if you missed this one I hope to exhibit soon again, close to your location.
The last image in this blog post is from the opening, and it was filled with so much wonderful inspiring people, both new acquaintances and old friends. An incredibly warm thank you to all of you wonderful people, sharing the moment with me, for the incredibly nice conversations, and for all the shared passion.
Award in PX3 WHITE: COLOR TRILOGY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION, 2015
“Jenny Jacobsson of Sweden was Awarded for the entry entitled, “The sentence”. The jury selected winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries.”
The prestigous PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris conducts a three-color themed competition and this year’s theme was white. The competition is inspired by and in tribute to polish fimmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski’s 1990s ‘Three colors’ trilogy.
I’m happy to announce that my image ‘The sentence’ from series ‘Parallels‘ was awarded with an Honorable Mention.
ABOUT Px3: The “Prix de la Photographie Paris” (Px3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. Website: px3.fr
‘Forty Faces’ – Self Portraiture Art Exhibition at Sandell Gallery
Last week the doors opened to Sandell Gallery and the exhibition »Forty Faces«, a fantastic collection exhibition with a motley crew of art pieces themed Self Portraiture. 40 artists, 40 self portraits, different media, and me and my ’The unveiling’ from series ‘Parallels‘ is one of them.
“Self-portrait is the only motif that has stood the test of time. Almost all artists in the last five hundred years have sooner or later chosen to paint his own face and his own body.”
Welcome! ____________
FORTY FACES July 10 – 22, 2015 Sandell Gallery Göteborg, Sweden Curated by Christina Sandell ____________
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Agneta Dalnäs | Aleksandar Sekara | Alex D. Enerskog | Anna Blennow | Anna Östberg-Casanova | Caroline Brems | Christine Jansson | Daniel Wirgård | Elin Andersson | Ellen Artling | Eva Wirén | Helena Gyllensvärd | Håkan Aludd | Jan Eneroth | Jan-Erik Stålnacke | Jenny Jacobsson | Jenny Mårtensson | Jesper Dickell | Julia Cederqvist | Katarina Krebs | Karin Grisejente Jansson | Karin Persson | Krister Kern | Lisa Lans | Lisa Persson Baagøe | Lotta Larsson | Maria Lindbeck | Martin Elgueta | Mathilda Sjöström | Mats Mattsson Boström | Mia Andrésen | Patrik Andersson | Romel Ilarde | Rune Lans | Shanti Wernersson | Sofia Bergman | Sofia Wallner | Steve Bettman | Therese Ljungh Lindberg | Vivianne Otsa
The opening on July 10th was jam-packed with loads of wonderful and enthusiastic art indulgers. Thank you for the wonderful conversations you guys! Here are some images from the event:
ENJOY THIS TEXT FROM THE EXHIBITION BOOK (in Swedish):
Ett självporträtt, en bild av sig själv. En avbildning av sin själ. Sitt yttersta och sitt innersta. Att kunna berätta och blotta är en konst. Att framställa sig själv. Det krävs mod och självinsikt.
Hur visar vi oss själva? Ett ansikte. Rätt upp och ner eller med ett kommatecken däremellan. Vad är det som är just jag? Kanske en symbol, ett uttryck eller ett par intensiva ögon – en blick som säger allt. Eller allt annat utom det. En dansande bild på dig på en äng. Något som visar energin. Självporträtt, avbildningar, har funnits i alla tider. Några av historiens mest kända konstverk är just självporträtt – Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci och van Gogh. I dagens läge är vi våra egna konstnärer. Vi skapar självporträtt utan att kanske tänka på det. Knäpper av ögonblick. Avbildar oss under en förändring. Exponerar oss på internet. »Jag ska bara ta en selfie.« Bekanta och obekanta gör tummen upp och hjärtar våra ansikten.
I forty faces har 40 konstnärliga personer blottat sina själar. Skapat och exponerat. 40 konstnärliga personer från olika delar av världen. Med mod och självinsikt.
Text by Ronette Svensson
Welcome to ‘Forty Faces’ – Self Portraiture Art Exhibition at Sandell Gallery!
‘THE ELATION’ – unique work created and auctioned off for Barnsjukhuset (The Children’s Hospital)
A month ago I got a request that made my eyes overflow, my knees turn weak, and I think my hands went straight to my heart. Barnsjukhuset (The Children’s Hospital, Drottning Silvias Barn- och Ungdomssjukhus) is yearly doing a charity event called Barngolfen (The Children’s Golf), and the foundation wanted me to create a unique piece of art to be auctioned off on behalf of the hospital and their activity… And I couldn’t feel more honored.
Each year 500 000 people goes through this hospital. 130 000 children is treated. For these people a lot of the time is spent waiting. And when a child is sick that time can be soooo long and sometimes unbearable. And to make the time there go a little faster and help the sick children forget the pain, at least for a little while, they need funds. It can be to have a computer available for the kids to keep in touch with their friends, to be able to participate in musical therapy because music puts a smile on their faces, to play in a real garden, or to get a break from the hospital for a few hours and go to Liseberg. The foundation also gives support to the families of the sick children who faces many challenges that a stay in the hospital means.
And that possibility, to put a smile on a child’s face, is part of the healing process. And that’s why this year’s hashtag was #glädjeläker (happiness heals). And the commission to create the image was founded on this message. And let me tell you, it was the hardest challenge I’ve gotten so far. Ever. But challenges truly makes you grow as a person and have gone through the creative process to make something special to help the kids out, I felt completely exhausted emotionally but stronger and prouder and happier than ever before.
Images from Barnsjukhuset
And when the gala dinner went down on Monday and the unbelievable mix of wonderful people from supporting companies, celebrities, golf pros, sport stars, and even our amazingly warm and kind Her Royal Highness Princess Birgitta (who I’m thrilled to have got introduced to and to meet personally), collected 2 750 000 SEK (about € 310 000) the excitement was HUGE.
Print proofing
And to see my piece of art, as a big 112,5 x 75 cm print mounted beautifully on aluminium by the incredibly amazing crew of Sandeng Art och Fotolab in Göteborg (I absolutely adore you guys. Thank you for the fabulous collaborations), help that cause… well… I don’t think my words can explain it. And I can’t wait to see those money turn into something great for the children.
If you want to help out it any way to make the wait for the kids better, visit the link Barnsjukhuset and read what to do there. And remember, happiness heals.
“Our mission is to salute the achievements of the world’s finest photographers, to discover new and emerging talent, and to promote the appreciation of photography.” IPA ~ int’l photography awards ~
IPA (International Photography Awards) creates one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the photography world today, conducting an annual competition for professional, non-professional, and student photographers on a global scale.
On September 30, 2014 the International Photography Awards competition (IPA) announced Category Winners of 2014 Competition!
“This year, IPA received over 27000 submissions from 104 countries across the globe and is pleased to declare that Jenny Jacobsson was awarded Honorable Mention in a Advertising – Fashion Category in the 2014 International Photography Awards (IPA) Competition for the winning entry ‘The space that is and isn’t – I’.”
Selection from the series The space that is and isn’t
Published in ‘BEST OF THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS 2014’ book by One Eyeland
Here it is, the golden book. Shining and glittering on my desktop this morning and I’m happy to say I’m published in “Best of the best photographers 2014”. As they state themselves, it contains the finest images in One Eyeland of 2014, chiseled from a raw material of over 107 000 photographs down to 191… And I’m in there. I take off my hat, and bow.
“We chase photographers from seven corners of the world. We tempt them, taunt them, badger them and sweet talk them into sharing their dearest images with us. Applying a ruthless filter called ‘exacting standards’, we then handpick the ‘Best of the Best Photographers’. The One Eyeland Book Volume 4 is an inspiring compilation of this crème de la crème. Melted from a mighty corpus of 107 000 uploaded pictures, and forged from a staggering shortlist of 24 500 images, the golden collection is a showcase of 191 scintillating photographs worthy of the yellow metal.” Sharad Haksar, Founder of One Eyeland
It’s “not just a book, it’s a collector’s item” and if you want to buy the book you can get hold of it here. But a good alternative is of course to check out the e-version here.
Winner in PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2014
I’m so humbled and happy to announce that a series of my images was awarded with a Silver Medal and an Honorable Mention in the renown 2014 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, in the Advertising/Fashion category.
The Px3 is regarded as one of, if not the, most prestigious photography competitions in Europe. The jury selected PX3 winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries, and I must express that I’m so honored to have been selected as a winner. The PX3 is such an amazing competition and I want to congratulate all my fellow winners. There truly are such wonderful work awarded.
ABOUT PX3: The “Prix de la Photographie Paris” (Px3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. Winning photographs from this competition are exhibited in a high-profile gallery in Paris and published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 Annual Book. Website: px3.fr
Winner of international One Eyeland Awards, category Advertising – Fashion
I’m deeply honored to announce that I’ve won my first international award in the fantastic and prestigious One Eyeland Photography Awards, 2013. My image participated in the category Advertising – Fashion and I won Silver (no Gold announced). The images of my fellow finalists were absolutely stunning, so a big congratulations to all of you!
One Eyeland Awards is one of the largest photography awards and the standard is incredibly high, so I’m very proud that my work was chosen by the international community of my peers from around the world. Thank you so much.
Also, a HUGE thank you to designer Emelie Arvidsson, model Ellen Brantemo and to Make Up Artist Linnea Arvidsson for your amazing job!
When Phlearn (my favorite site for photography and photoshop based knowledge) had its biggest contest ever I just had to enter. And guess what…. I won!
One of the reasons I chose to enter was in fact due to the jury, consisiting of some of my absolute favorite photographers that consistently inspire me; Brooke Shaden, Miss Aniela, Dean Bradshaw, and of course Aaron Nace himself (the creator and host of Phlearn). It’s so cool that they chose my image out of all the amazing and great entries.
I won amazing prices worth over $1,000. I received:
$150 Phlearn gift card to choose from fantastic PRO Photoshop Tutorials, actions, etc.
The very instructive SLR Lounge’s Lightroom 4 Workshop Collection.
A Lensbaby Composer PRO With Sweet 35 creating a spectacular tilt shift effect.
A Lowepro DSLR Video Fastpack 250AW which will be a fantastic help for me.
Cool Phlearn bracelets!
Also, as a little surprise Aaron had left the nicest and a really inspiring note in my delivery box. It is now stuck on my pinboard. Thank you Aaron for everything you do and for being just… awesome 😉
