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.
‘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.”
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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!
Do you remember the incredibly popular movie (and book) “Fried Green Tomatoes (at the Whistle Stop Cafe)”? I certainly do since it was one of my favorite movies growing up and the incredible story about friendship and strong women has always had a special place in my heart.
“The american author Fannie Flagg recently released a new book called “The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion” and when the Italian publishing house Rizzoli Publications asked me if I wanted my image to be the book cover for the Italian version, I jumped up and down out of excitement!“
The cover image is one of the portraits from my series ‘Parallels‘. A big part of my work process is the inspiration that I draw from a particular location. Passing by this old gas station made my heart jump and thump and this little story evolved in my mind. I just had to make this shot! Bringing a 50’s inspired dress of mine I went back there with Andreas as assistant and after half an hour of shooting, and lots of cars passing by real close (as always I wonder what they thought…), this retro fashion inspired shot was done.
This image is proof that if you get that special feeling in your gut for a place, don’t hesitate to go at it. I’m happy to say that this image is one of the most appreciated as an art print from me. If you are interested or curious about getting this image or any other, check out my Prints section on my website and don’t hesitate to contact me.
Want to read the book? Go here if you want to buy it on Amazon.com in Italian, or if you want it in English (not my cover).
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!
5 essential questions as photographers – Artist talk at Fotoskolan Göteborg
I was invited to do an artist talk at Photography School Gothenburg (Fotoskolan Göteborg) yesterday and together we wrote down answers to five questions. When working and living as a photographer sometimes it can be difficult to try to stay true to your own visions and keep your creative pride, thinking that you need to create something else because you feel pressured to. I strongly believe that if you are not true to your own creative vision and pride, you will soon start to resent the work that you used to absolutely love. And also, I’m a firm believer that as long as YOU love what you create, there will be lots of others out there that do as well.
“To remind ourselves what we actually love about photography, and also to keep pushing ourselves to do even better, be even better, we ask ourselves these questions. Questions that we can go back to and rethink over the years, in constant evolution, to move forward, but still remind ourselves of where our true love for photography once started and what our core values are for the images we create.“
WHAT MADE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH PHOTOGRAPHY? | Remind yourself of that magic moment, or those magic images, that ones pushed you to start shooting.
THINK OF 3 THINGS THAT YOU LOVE IN AN IMAGE | Try to as often as possible incorporate those 3 things in your own images, to keep your voice and to create consistancy in your work. May it be a color, a subject, a location, an emotion, a genre…
IF YOU HAD NO LIMITATIONS, WHAT WOULD YOU PHOTOGRAPH? | If money or relying on others were no issue, what would you create? Is there anything you can do, right now, that can make you go out and shoot something similar, or even more awesome?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BETTER AT/STRENGHTEN YOUR PORTFOLIO WITH? | As photographers we need to constantly evolve and push ourselves. Right now, what can you do to evolve?
AS A PHOTOGRAPHER, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR DAYS DOING? | Working as a photographer, we do not only pick up our cameras and photograph all day long. We need a focus as a business and spend our days creating more than photographs. For you, do you want to be hired by a company, sell prints, do exhibitions, do assignments, write a book, work for a magazine, teach…?
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Conceptual imaginative portraiture truly makes my heart beat. If it does the same for you, and you want to learn more about creating it, visit my blog category Educational to find out more.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HIRING ME AS A SPEAKER, FEEL FREE TO SEND ME A MESSAGE!…
Behind the Scenes of ‘SEEKING NEVERLAND’ – a sister portrait session
“The strong bonds of sisterhood inspired the sisters Kristin and Ellinor and myself to go into the forest one sunny summer’s day. We wanted to capture moments that speaks of memories and closeness between sisters, and combine that with celebrating the imagination and innocence of a time past.”
This is a tribute to all of you that at some point were split between adulthood luring in the distance, and at the same time didn’t want to grow up. That found comfort in the idea of a never-ending childhood, protecting you from the world beyond. To you who let your mind be occupied with imagination and dreams of magical, more exciting worlds filled with adventure and innocence.
“This is a reminder that that magical place is still out there. It is never too late to visit that fantasy land, protecting you, even for a little while. This is to you, who is Seeking Neverland.”
‘Seeking Neverland’ is part of my in progress series ‘Parallels’ where the stories unveiled are parallels to the ordinary world we all can see. I would recommend to check the images out in their full glory and full size at the site of the series.
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Last, but not at all least, I want to give my love to you Kristin and Ellinor. Not only are you remarkably sweet, kind, and funny, but your positivity, generosity and helpfulness has no limit. I’m so grateful to have you in my life. Love, Jenny
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DEAREST SISTER
MY TIP FOR FURTHER READING Curious about futuristic fashion photography from Göteborg? Check out this “alienesc” editorial, taking you to The space that is and isn’t…
The making of the fashion editorial ‘END OF LINE’ in Unfolded Magazine
I’m excited to present to you the editorial ‘End of line’ (larger images), created for the fashion collection made by designer Emelie Arvidsson and published in the London magazine Unfolded Magazine. After the successful collaboration with the fashion story for Emelie’s previous collection ‘The space that is and isn’t’ the aim was to create a new story, strong on its own but with an alluding connection between the two collections.
CONCEPTUAL BRIEF AND PLANNING
Two months before the planned shoot I met up with Emelie over a cup of coffee to talk through the background of the collection, discuss the brief and to settle on a creative goal. Emelie showed me the artistic development for her concept and we talked through inspirations and important things to highlight.
The focus of the collection is lines that are a fundamental part of visual perception and Emelie’s aim was to investigate the dynamics of straight lines through experimental construction of dress. It is obvious how lines are a crucial part of the construction and the striving and direction is truly important. I picked up on Emelie’s explanation that line compositions can provide strong dynamics given it’s put in relation to body and movement and I wanted to incorporate that into the story.
Emelie’s moodboard
The brief had similar grounds as for the previous ‘The space that is and isn’t’ project and a futuristic setting with clear visual space/void, concrete/asphalt and strong shape was once again incorporated into the moodboard. Playing with the name of the collection, ‘End of line’, investigation of the dynamics of straight lines continues through the editorial, transferring the collection and the story into the futuristic setting that alludes to what inspired the collection. Bringing the characters and clothes into a somewhat post-apocalyptic setting, the search for the end of line continues.
After thorough location scouting and scetching and approving image ideas, the fantastic team met up early one summer morning for prep and make-up before taking off to the old abandoned airfield of ‘Torslanda gamla flygfält’, just outside Gothenburg (Göteborg):
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Photography | JENNY JACOBSSON Designer and Styling | EMELIE ARVIDSSON Model | from MODELLINK Hair and Make-up | LINNEA ARVIDSSON Assistant | JOHAN TORSELL _____________________
For the story, a harsh sun leaving no mercy for the long walk ahead, was what I wished for so I was really pleased with the weather that day. Especially considering that you can never be sure what our west coast city will bring. Although, it was windy as usual, but of course we were prepared with cover ups to resist the cold. While the girls were preparing the final things before the first part of the shoot….
…Johan got some time to enjoy the sun 😉
The story begins with the two characters leaving a city, now completely abandoned and empty, on their journey searching for the end of line. For the first image we wanted a bit of a birds eye view, later on making the city visible in the far distance. I must say I’m no fan of heights or ladders, but by getting absorbed by shooting I completely forgot about my fears and instead I was having a lovely time up there.
Johan did a great job with directing the light with the reflector and Linnea and Emelie were constantly on their toes, trying to fight the effect of the wind on hair and make-up.
The result of the day, and thereafter the many many hours of image processing behind the computer to enhance and convey the story we had planned for, has gotten such a wonderful response and I’m so grateful of the team, together making it all happen. I surely hope you will like our fashion story!
The team! From left: Linnea Arvidsson, model from MODELLINK, Jenny Jacobsson, Emelie Arvidsson, Johan Torsell
As an assigment at Fotoskolan I got in touch with the Westgiötha Gustavianer (WG). The WG is a cultural association based in Gothenburg (Göteborg) with the purpose of their activities to bring the city of Gothenburg and the Garrison in the late 1700’s to life and to preserve the heritage from the Gustavian period.
In early December I got the chance to join three very nice members of WG on one of their hikes in which they were staying out overnight. One of the purposes of the hike was to test some of their newly handcrafted gear and see if it worked accordingly to expectation. This day happens to be one of autumn’s absolutely worst weather wise, with cats and dogs raining constantly at close to freezing temperatures. Not only was this testing the limits of my photographic gear and ways to handle such extreme conditions, but for the guys it sure was a true test for coping the outdoor life and what the gear and clothes made for the 1700’s really could do for you (no Gore-Tex there!).
Even though the circumstances could have been better (!) I sure had a marvelous time and it was really interesting to study such whole hearted interest from the group. Here are some shots from when the camera lens wasn’t completely covered with icy water:
A huge thank you to Andreas Gustafsson who came with me this uncomfortable day, elevating our spirits, assisting in wiping the lens and carrying heavy gear.
As a bonus I also got to join the WG’s for a gathering down in the city center from where they walked to Skansen Kronan, a redoubt in central Gothenburg, for some Christmas celebrations and 1700’s dancing. Moving around town together with these guys sure was an extraordinary experience, with people turning around just about everywhere to have a curious and closer look. The beautiful and carefully crafted clothing and equipment sure is a joy to watch. And so is the joyful and well practiced dance, characteristic to the period they all are so fantastically fascinated by. And after having spent some time with them, who can resist to be?
Today we had the huge pleasure to go visit Hasselblad, which happens to be located next door in the same building as our photo school Fotoskolan i Göteborg. Fotoskolan has had a great relation to Hasselblad for quite some time and Victor Hasselblad AB and Hasselblad Center is a cooperation partner to our education. I think we were all excited to go there for a presentation of the company and a tour around the production site…
This weekend Gothenburg (Göteborg) was shrouded in fog. Very cinematic. And it made me actually love autumn, for once!.
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We surely celebrated autumn in Göteborg (Gothenburg) in this conceptual portrait of Rania, bringing out the colours and essence of autumn! Come with us into the world of fantasy…
