Works
  • Bella Rune, De enkla maskinerna / The Simple Machines, 2026
    De enkla maskinerna / The Simple Machines, 2026
  • Bella Rune, Nätet / The Net, 2026
    Nätet / The Net, 2026
  • Bella Rune, Planet (Zip), 2026
    Planet (Zip), 2026
  • Bella Rune, A Seed for Thought, 2025
    A Seed for Thought, 2025
  • Bella Rune, The Missing Majority, 2025
    The Missing Majority, 2025
  • Bella Rune, The Motion, 2025
    The Motion, 2025
  • Bella Rune, Green Beam, 2023
    Green Beam, 2023
  • Bella Rune, Souvenirs from Flat Earth (String Revolution, Bone Fish Hook), 2023
    Souvenirs from Flat Earth (String Revolution, Bone Fish Hook), 2023
  • Bella Rune, Container, 2022
    Container, 2022
  • Bella Rune, Monument of Mutability, 2022
    Monument of Mutability, 2022
  • Bella Rune, Souvenirs from Flat Earth (Evidence of Existence), 2022
    Souvenirs from Flat Earth (Evidence of Existence), 2022
  • Bella Rune, Souvenirs from Flat Earth (Instructions for Future Strategies), 2022
    Souvenirs from Flat Earth (Instructions for Future Strategies), 2022
  • Bella Rune, Cradle of Cognition, 2021
    Cradle of Cognition, 2021
  • Bella Rune, Korsning / Crossing, 2020
    Korsning / Crossing, 2020
  • Bella Rune, Luften vi delar III, 2020
    Luften vi delar III, 2020
  • Bella Rune, Cherry Chroma Berry Beam, 2019
    Cherry Chroma Berry Beam, 2019
Biography

Bella Rune (born 1971) lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. She is educated at Chelsea College of Art in London, UK (1995–1998) and at Beckman’s School of Design, Stockholm (1992–1994). Between 2012 and 2021 she was a professor of Fine Art, Textiles at Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden. She works with sculpture, including performative elements and experiments with different materials and techniques. In the ongoing project Konsekvensanalys(Impact analysis) she explores the interface between physical reality and a virtual world with augmented reality. The project has been displayed in exhibitions at Munchmuseet, Oslo, Norway (2022), Stadsskogen, Uppsala, Sweden (2015), Konstmuseet i Norr, Kiruna, Sweden (2016), Tensta Konsthall, Sweden (2018) and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia (2018) as well as a site specific permanent public commission at Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden (2018). She curated the exhibition Textila undertexter (Textile Subtexts) together with Helena Selder. It was first presented at Marabouparken, Sweden (2016) and later at Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden (2017).  In the exhibition The Magic Power of the Needle at Kulturhuset in Stockholm, Sweden (2025) she contributed both as artists and curator. The same applies to the exhibition Soft Logic at Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden (2025) och Lunds konsthall, Sweden (2026). At the moment she is one of the artists in the exhibition Formes ouvertes at Institut suédois in Paris, France. During this spring her textile, mobile sculptures received a lot of attention during her exhibition at Hedvig Eleonora Church in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Bella Rune (född 1971) bor och arbetar i Stockholm. Hon är utbildad vid Chelsea College of Art i London, Storbritannien (1995–1998) och på Beckmans School of Design, Stockholm (1992–1994). Mellan 2012 och 2021 var hon professor i textil på Konstfack i Stockholm. Bella Rune arbetar med skulptur med ett performativt inslag och experimenterar effektivt med olika material och tekniker. I det pågående arbetet Konsekvensanalys utforskar hon t.ex. gränssnittet mellan fysisk verklighet och en virtuell värld med hjälp av augmented reality. Projektet har redovisats i flera utställningar, bl.a. Munchmuseet, Oslo, Norge (2022), Stadsskogen, Uppsala (2015), Konstmuseet i Norr, Kiruna (2016), Tensta Konsthall (2018) och Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moskva (2018) samt i en platsspecifik permanent utsmyckning på Handelshögskolan i Stockholm (2018). Bella Rune curerade utställningen Textila undertexter tillsammans med Helena Selder, som först visades på Marabouparken (2016) och sedan på Malmö Konstmuseum (2017). I utställningen The Magic Power of the Needle på Kulturhuset i Stockholm (2025) medverkade hon som både konstnär och curator. Likaså i Soft Logic (Mjuk logik) som visades på Tensta Konsthall (2025) och just nu presenteras på Lunds konsthall (2026). Parallellt deltar hon även i utställningen Formes ouvertes på Institut suédois i Paris. Under våren fick hennes skulpturer i Hedvig Eleonora Kyrka i Stockholm stor uppmärksamhet när de visades i kyrkorummet.

 

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