Shifting Perspectives on Memory, Perception, and Time

Robin Seir’s formal language draws from the potential displacement of the self-referential to the associative, achieved through repetition and multitude. His paintings utilise the holistic suggestion that an entity is greater than the sum of its parts. Over the canvas, simple geometric shapes are repeated in various combinations, forming clusters that can be mirrored across the entire surface. These paintings are visual attempts to emphasise the internal constitution around which a structure revolves. While Seir’s works can be seen as sequential, the patterns and reports from individual pieces create endless possible combinations, suggesting a holistic outlook that stretches beyond the limitations of the canvas.

Henrik Ekesiöö moulds personal memories into generic items, revisiting them in detail and transforming them into objects that hold both a personal and universal significance. By studying a memory closely, giving it a name and a physical form, Ekesiöö creates a kind of emotional distance that turns the memory into an object he can relate to more abstractly. In this way, the memory becomes a common good – something that can be shared and understood by others. Ekesiöö’s interest lies in making humour deeply serious, connecting it to history, and giving it the potential to survive into the future.

The works of Robin Seir and Henrik Ekesiöö explore how we process the fleeting and enduring aspects of life. Their art challenges us to engage with both the visual and emotional dimensions of nature, memory, and humour.