Sofia Hultén

Sofia Hultén was born in 1972 in Sweden. Currently, she resides and works in Berlin. Her sculptural work disrupts anticipated or linear narratives, drawing inspiration from quantum physics and the idea that every action has a reaction.

Sofia Hultén's Art Style

Sofia Hultén's work challenges established assumptions regarding stable origins and causality. Her video pieces incorporate discovered objects that serve as catalysts for these explorations. In "Mutual Annihilation" (2008), for instance, Hultén meticulously restored an old, worn chest of drawers to its original condition and then reversed this process of restoration by simulating the damage that likely caused the object's battered condition. As a concluding gesture, Hultén returned the found object to the flotsam of daily life, relegating its existence solely to the memory of the viewer.

Hultén's notable exhibitions include "When Lines Are Time" at Espai13, Fundació Miró, Barcelona (2015); "Momentum – 8th Nordic Biennal of Contemporary Art" in Moss, Norway (2015); "I’m Still Here" at Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Stockholm (2015); "Truckin’" at Daniel Marzona, Berlin (2015); "Matter is Plastic in the Face of Mind" at Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm (2014); "I Used To, I Still Do, But I Used To, Too" at RaebervonStenglin, Zürich (2014), and "How Did It Get So Late So Soon" at Kunstverein Braunschweig (2013). Additionally, the artist received the Moderna Museets Vänners Skulpturpris in 2011.