Market Art Fair

The shape of memory

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Photo by Hendrik Zeitler. Courtesy of Berg Gallery and Amalia Bille

Amalia Bille, Elizabeth Thun and Sylvia Naimark portray their visions of human experience in physical form, presented by Berg Gallery.

For this year’s Market Art Fair, Berg Gallery will present a curated selection of works by Amalia Bille, Elizabeth Thun and Sylvia Naimark. Though each artist brings a distinct voice and approach, their practices are united by a shared interest in exploring human experience through material, memory and form.

Based in Stockholm, Berg Gallery has built its identity around a long-term commitment to artists who engage deeply with process, craftsmanship and the physical qualities of their chosen media. The gallery’s presentation at the fair reflects this ongoing focus, highlighting works in sculpture and painting that examine the relationship between the inner world and the surrounding environment.

Amalia Bille’s ceramic sculptures are at once simple and emotionally rich. With their expressive faces and modest scale, the figures evoke states of tenderness, introspection and quiet longing. Bille’s working method is spontaneous and hands-on, allowing the form to emerge naturally through her dialogue with the material. The resulting surfaces – textured, irregular and full of character – carry the visible traces of human touch.

  • Amalia Bille. Photo by Ulla Montan
  • Photo by Hendrik Zeitler. Courtesy of Berg Gallery and Amalia Bille

Elizabeth Thun presents paintings that weave together fragments of landscapes, interiors and abstract elements. Through a layered, collage-like technique, she creates spaces where boundaries dissolve and memories surface. Her work blurs the line between observation and imagination, inviting viewers into scenes that feel at once familiar and dreamlike. Themes of time, place and identity run throughout her compositions, adding depth to their visual impact.

  • Courtesy of Berg Gallery and Elizabeth Thun.
  • Courtesy of Berg Gallery and Elizabeth Thun

Sylvia Naimark’s abstract paintings convey a subtle, introspective energy. Working intuitively, she builds compositions from traces – lines, gestures and faint figures – that suggest personal experiences or emotional states. Her paintings often feel like visual diaries, capturing moments of transition or reflection. There is a quiet openness in her work, encouraging the viewer to engage slowly and allow meaning to unfold over time.

  • Sylvia Naimark. Photo by Martin Skoog
  • Photo by Per Erik Adamsson. Courtesy of Berg Gallery and Sylvia Naimark
  • Photo by Per Erik Adamsson. Courtesy of Berg Gallery and Sylvia Naimark

Together, these three artists offer a thoughtful reflection on how we navigate our surroundings and our inner lives. Berg Gallery’s presentation invites us to consider how art can give shape to memory, emotion and presence – through material, through process and through the deeply personal act of making.

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