Welcome to the opening of the exhibition Bugs & Metamorphosis: Glitching Photography!

Bugs & Metamorphosis: Glitching Photography is an exhibition that explores “bugs” in two intriguing ways: both as technical glitches and as tiny creatures, insects. By combining these two perspectives, the exhibition creates a visual experience that’s playful, critical, and thought-provoking. From digital mishaps to insect-inspired art, the works challenge our understanding of photography and technology. 

The exhibition is curated by Louise Wolthers & Nina Mangalanayagam.

Throughout the evening, there will also be a book release for the publication Field Guide to Bugs & Metamorphosis: Glitching Photography, published by Art & Theory.

18:30 – Opening speech 
Kalle Sanner, CEO at the Hasselblad Foundation
Louise Wolthers och Nina Mangalanayagam, curators
Patrik Steorn, Director of the Gothenburg Museum of Art Göteborgs konstmuseums chef
Peter Nielsen, Entomolog at the Gothenburg Natural History Museum Göteborgs naturhistoriska museum

Participating artists:

Amalie Smith (DK), Clare Strand (UK), Henrik Håkansson (SE), Hope Strickland (UK), Jake Elwes (UK), Joana Moll (ES), Josèfa Ntjam (FR), Kristina Lenz and Alex Simon Klug (DE), Mónica Alcázar-Duarte (ME), Nina Mangalanayagam (SE), Olle Essvik (SE), Rashaad Newsome (US), Sheung Yiu (HK/FI), Taysir Batniji (PL/FR), and Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert & Alexa Achilleos (CY).

The exhibition is part of the multi-year research collaboration Photography and the Glitch between HDK-Valand (University of Gothenburg) and the Hasselblad Foundation.

Image: Josèfa Ntjam (co-directed with Sean Hart). Mélas de Saturne, 2020 (stills, cropped). Courtesy of the artist and NICOLETTI, London.