Inger Bergström | Overview Effect
We are pleased to present Inger Bergström’s second solo exhibition at Berg Gallery, titled Overview Effect. Bergström’s practice is guided by a profound interest in perception, time, and space. Her images are constructed from fabrics, which she manipulates and pieces together to create movement, direction, and depth. Through warped perspectives, irregular geometry, and complex shadow play, her works evoke architectural elements as well as science fiction and early computer graphics.
In Bergström’s most recent work, there are traces of a 1970s era marked by optimism and technological advancements. Ideas of space colonization and technology solving all of humanity’s problems permeated popular culture, and the world seemed full of possibilities. Personal experiences from that time are reflected in the exhibition through vintage textiles, and work titles referencing lyrics by David Bowie and Pink Floyd. The futuristic, satellite-like motifs may hint at past predictions of what the future would hold. At the same time, the nostalgic fabrics offer a sense of memory and tradition.
The exhibition is accompanied by a text written by art critic Lars-Erik Hjerström Lappalainen.
Inger Bergström (b. 1959) holds an MFA from the University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm (Konstfack) and an MA from Södertörn University. Recent solo and duo exhibitions include Konstakademien, Stockholm (2023), Berg Gallery, Stockholm (2021), SOFT Gallery, Oslo (2021, w. Lotte Nilsson Välimaa), Härnösand Konsthall (2020, w. Marie Holmgren), Konstnärshuset, Stockholm (2019), and Ebelingmuseet, Eskilstuna (2013). Bergström's work has also been included in group exhibitions at Hanaholmen Gallery, Helsinki, Sueño 339, Seoul, Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, Hallwylska Museet, Stockholm, Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, Norrköpings Konstmuseum, and Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, to name a few. In 2013, Bergström received The Swedish Arts Grants Committee's ten-year working grant, and in 2024, she was awarded the City of Stockholm’s Cultural Grant.
