Fredrik Åkum (SE)

Fredrik Åkum's work can be seen as an attempt to depart from an expected and comfortable result. Most often, there are traces of figurative starting points, imprints of something that seems to have been forgotten between the constant repetitions and variations, which preceded the result. An appreciation of printing techniques and a fascination with the errors of the replicated image is central to his art, and his work with fanzines and artist books is ever-present in his paintings and sculptures. He is also the founder of the publishing imprint Sunless Press, where he explores the fanzine as a counterpoint to the gallery space.

Fredrik Åkum (b. 1987, SE) lives and works in Gothenburg. Åkum holds an MFA from Valand Academy. He has received many awards including Beckers Art Award, Sten A Olsson Scholarship and Hasselblad Foundation Photo Book Grant. Recent solo exhibitions include Färgfabriken (SE), Höganäs Museum och Konsthall (SE), Dalslands Konstmuseum (SE), SKAL Contemporary (DK), and Lidköping Konsthall (SE).