#543 Internal Fear
US$ 1,500
Overview
2025
Construction Filler, Filler on board, oak panel
Unique Work
Dimensions: 94cm (H) x 64cm (W) x 5cm (D) / 37" (H) x 25.2" (W) x 2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
My works are cast in oak panels using standard wall filler.
This work deals with our fear of the unknown. It can be expressed as xenophobia, fear of aliens or the supernatural, and many other things. I believe what really scares us is the possibility that the unknown will change us, that we will no longer recognise who we are after encountering the stranger. But one might ask oneself if the truly unknown isn’t always already present within the body. The greatest stranger is ourselves.
Fear is the dark side of desire. The desire to break out of our alienation and become one with something outside our closed minds is also what we fear the most—to lose ourselves and our subjective position.
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Artist profile
Johan Söderström
Born: 1969
Hometown: Stockholm
Based in: Oslo
I am interested in process-based painting and the profound human solitude. While exploring one thing, I sometimes try to formulate something about the other.
My work is made from construction filler in oak frames. I have developed a unique technique, where I insert 6 mm thick layers of grey and white …
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