NEW IDEAS - night and day projects 2015

For some time I have thought about doing projects that may be of interest to examine all hours of the day; So far, I call them Night and Day projects. The idea was born out of my love for deserts, places on earth where the night is extremely fascinating and merciful, in contrast to the extremely hard and hot day. Things need to be prepared now, as to be able to shoot night images, knowledge about acquire lamps with solar cells, site-research, contacts abroad etc. Well, a few pieces started to roll on and a step in the right direction is that my camera is able to shoot with at night (full moon).

These photos I hope can show my idea a little better. The difference with coming projects is that in the future, I´d like to use formations on site more. As well as give the project a meaning related to

 

Artists’ statement – biography

As approaching a new project I always reflect on the question - how do we relate to Nature and what does Nature means to us? I use thoughts and feelings we have developed around the topic “Nature” and chose a stand point where Nature is valued in a certain way. From that standpoint I start the practical aesthetical journey.

In later years I also work with education and art in nature. I believe that human conditions for survival are depending on how we relate to the environment and I use art as a medium to evoke questions and impulses to reflect on this.

BIOGRAPHY

Occupation: 1990 -2014 Artist . 2001 -2014 Art Teacher. 2004 -2014 Company Gayatri vägleda/skapa .
Education: 2013 - Art teacher, University of Gothenburg, 2010- MA Visual Didatics. LinCS, Researcher group; University of Gothenburg. 1990- MA Applied Arts & Design, University of Gothenburg. Area of Specialization: Jewley.                                                                                                                        Solo Projects outside Sweden

2010   White Scripture on Black vertical lines, Mongolia.

2010    Large scaled Shagai, Mongolia.

2009    Challenging fear, Spain.           

2009    Icon giving birth, Spain.

2008    Intermezzo, South Korea.

2007    Messenger, Argentina.

2006     Choice no 3, Sahara/Tunisia.

2006     Myth and Architecture, Greece.

2002     Almost Perfect, Greece.

1990     Eye Zero, Norway.

1998     Frames in the Nature, Denmark.

1998-97  Ritual walks, Scandinavia. 

Solo Projects in Sweden

2013   Soil Spear. 2012  Shangri La VIII. 2011  The classroom.2006  Breathing Space.

2004 Sliding doors to the civilization .2004 Landing . 2003  Signs and Matter. no2.  2003   Runic inscription. 2002  End of the road. 2002  Calligraphy. 2001 About beauty no 2. 2001  About beauty.           2001  Land jewels. 2001 Truth.

Group Projects and Residence programs outside Sweden

2013Arts in Residence by Yatoo-i project, South Korea .2006-2004 Nature Art Encounters in Greece – Art o Nivo: Belgium

Exhibitions outside Sweden: 2014  Woman Art Ritual Mother, Primo Piano Livingallery, Lecce Italy. 2013 “International Nature Art Exhibition by Invited Artists” Yatoo-i project. 2:nd YATOO international project Nature Art Exhibition in Rumania.  2012  -2011  Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, Yatoo-i project, South Korea. 2010  Artcamp 2010 Gallery Xanadur, Ulaan Baatur, Mongolia. 2007  Plato’s city magnesia 2 brugs and roselare, Belgium.  2007   Video Choice no 3  Detroit Film festival U.S.A.  2007  Video Choice no 3  After Urban, New York. 2007  Video Choice no 3  After Urban, Italy.  2007  Video Choice no 3  L.A.N. (network) Great Britain .   2007  Video Choice no 3  Geumgang Nature Art Pre-Biennale, South Korea. 2006-05 Plato’s city magnesia 1 Belgium.                                                    
Seminars:2013  International Nature Art Curators Conference at Gongju, South Korea. 2011   “Outdoors is Indoor”, Scandinavian outdoor education congress in Malmö. 2009  Lectures and seminar for teacher in gradual school financed by Kultur i Väst. 2009   “Outdoors is Indoor”, Scandinavian outdoor education congress in Norrköping. 2008  Lectures and seminar for garden designer for “Park och Natur” in Gothenbourg 2008   Lectures and seminar for artists in Kristiansand, Norway. 2007  Lectures and seminar for artists finances by Kultur i Väst .  2006  Scientific project on architecture and Land art financed by Gothenburg . 2006   Lectures and seminar for artist students at Vasteras University . 2004   Lectures and seminar for artists financed by Region Halland.

Publications in Sweden: 2010  Art pedagogy in schools, Dep. of Didactic Science, University of Stockholm .  2008  Ancient places and cultural heritage, Dep. of Archaeology, University of Gothenburg.  2007  Art in the landscape, report for Swedish national heritage board.  2006  Multicultural meetings, Dep. of Archaeology, financed by University of Gothenburg.

Publications outside Sweden: 2012  2:nd YATOO international project Nature Art Exhibition in Rumania. 2011   1:st Yatoo-i project, Geum Gang Nature Art biennale, South Korea .                                      

Professional Affiliations: KRO (Swedish National Art Organization), Korean Nature Artists' Association-YATOO, AiNIN (Arts in Nature International Network) and Landscape and Arts network UK.

CONTACT: marie.gayatri@telia.com

 

BRUSH TATOO

BRUSH TATOO 2014
Basically, I think all art comes down to drawing, whatever art that may be staged in the end ///marie gayatri
Concept and Photo: Marie Gayatri Kristoffersson (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Performed by Lui Lifen (Kunming, China)

This project was an outcome of a residensy program at VISIT 14 Mariannelund, Sweden. Special thanks to Helen Goodwin and Anna Mellergård.

Some images from art projects

About beauty 2002

Guyot 1994

Choice No1 2006

Intermezzo 2008

Feja 2003

Landing 2004

Sliding door 2004

20012 - SHANGRI LA VIII

SHANGRI LA VIII might look like a paradise, but this is a dystopia; an idea of a future where beautiful things make us forget and steal our attention. In this place, gazes are turned away from you, eyes are shut. It is a future where everything looks so nice, but nobody is given an identity. It is a world in abundance, where we freely can do whatever we like – floating around like melting ice on water. 

Installation at Norsesunds konstvandring 8 -16 september 

Exhibited

Exhibited photographs ”Parts and varieties of a world” headlights a new prospective of completed Land art projects during the last 10 years. This prospective presents moments during travel and working with Land art, and may offer a gimps of artistic intention throughout 8 project in process. Size: 40x60, 50,70 cm.

All Photoes is for sale. Please contact marie.gayatri@telia.com for information about prizes etc.

Exhibited

DORMANT - outdoor installation

Dormant is an installation made for an exhibition with sculptures for a specific private garden. The exhibition took place on a yearly Art event at NORSESUND 17-18^th of september 2011. You approach the art piece from above and the sight is a floor covered with rowan berries. In the mittle of the basin floor – a bath tub is standing. The bath tub is empty. Dormant is an installation about melancholy and a sense of human absence. The installation made use of a site with a natural basin formation at the top of a granite hill in the garden. Size: Basin floor 3x6 m.