AFTER TOMORROW AT SUNRISE
Degree exhibition of the Master students in Fine Arts
After Tomorrow at Sunrise presents works by Ángela Abuja Miranda, Ida Boman, Josefine Borgström, Simon H. Danielsson, Maja Gregor, Juni Liv Uma (Maria Bengtsson), Beatriz Martins, Laoise Ní Ghríofa, Janina Renström, Raphael Vargas and Ágnes Vokatá, all of whom are graduating from the master's programme at the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts. Principal supervisor and curator: Annika Eriksson, artist and professor.
The degree show at Bildmuseet is the culmination of a period of intensive work and research. During the master’s programme, the students have developed their artistic practice and explored the history and contemporary social relevance of art and its current themes and status. For you as a visitor, the exhibition offers insights into the discourse of contemporary art, its techniques and materials.
In addition to their individual works in the degree show, the students this year have also created a collective work: a sculpture garden on the riverbank outside Bildmuseet. The exhibition’s title, After Tomorrow at Sunrise, refers to a line from Jarman’s sound poem and film Blue from 1993.
Annika Eriksson, curator
A recurring theme during my discussions with the students over their two years in the master’s programme has been the nature of the artistic process, how we can embrace it and welcome that which we are yet unable to analyse. This time-consuming, painful, yet utterly fascinating process is something all artists can relate to. It involves analysis but also the courage to let go, to trust in both intellect and intuition. This is crucial.
In addition to their individual works in the degree show, the students this year have also created a collective work: a sculpture garden on the riverbank outside Bildmuseet. The inspiration comes from one of many artistic practices we have engaged with, specifically the British artist, filmmaker, and gardener Derek Jarman (1942–94) and his remarkable, wild garden filled with plants and sculptures – a manifestation of pure creativity. It reveals to us the essence of why we artists are driven to create art and why it is so vital to embrace openness and collaboration. The exhibition’s title, After Tomorrow at Sunrise, refers to a line from Jarman’s sound poem and film Blue from 1993.
The exhibition is on display at Bildmuseet and runs from 24 May to 18 August.
The Garden
Latest update: 2024-08-14