selected artwork from MADE IN SWEDEN

ARTIST STATEMENT

Through the creation of my solo exhibition Made in Sweden I found my pre-programmed views of cultural appropriation and identity deeply challenged. What truly determines a person’s ethnic currency? Is it your upbringing, your endured hardships or have we circled back to DNA percentage? Am I decolonizing myself or appropriating a foreign culture? Who decides and where does that leave people like me? I hope to find a visual representation of my culture that isn’t “half-anything” but rather an intricate blend of influences and experiences that transcend categorization.

EXHIBITIONS

2024 DUNKERS KULTURHUS - Helsingborg 

https://dunkerskulturhus.se/utstallning/agnes-hjalmarsson-made-in-sweden

2025 LILJEVALCHS VÅRSALONG - Stockholm

https://liljevalchs.se/utstallningar/varsalongen2025/agnes-hjalmarsson/