Thomas Broomé | 556 Hertz

Galleri Magnus Karlsson is pleased to introduce Thomas Broomés second exhibition at the gallery. 

To work in a versatile and groundbreaking manner through different techniques and expressions has become one of Thomas Broomés most well known features. In his early work he collaborated with The Interactive Institute (Interaktiva Institutet) in order to produce interactive art and techniques. Later on he brought those experiences along to develop his own artistry. His debut exhibition at Galleri Magnus Karlsson in 2006 received a lot of attention. For example, the sculpture 'Low_Res_Man' was shown, along with a series of black and white drawings made out of words: 'ModernMantra'. These works have seen an unprecedented spread on the Internet after beeing exposed at the Frieze Art Fair in London and The Armory Show in New York. 

In this new exhibition, '556 Hertz', a series of paintings, sculpture, installation and video is on display. 

The sculpture 'Eggshell Mind' pictures a seven year old boy sitting at his school desk. His story is as unwritten as the empty paper in front of him. The white, innocent expression turns darker at a closer inspection. The sculpture raises questions of our fragility and our ability to adapt, as well as of which experiences, surroundings and values that shape us as human beings. 

In a series of new paintings, Broomé has proceeded with the 'ModernMantra'-technique, but taken it a step further. The new paintings are of a much larger scale, and Broomé has managed to introduce yet another dimension by adding colour, light and shade. In the images, an object can have up to ten different nuances. Broomé uses the expression "Dunkelskrift" ("dimmed writing") about the technique. The light sources are emphasized in the dark paintings, long shadows fall over the objects and create a suggestive atmosphere. The images are built by repetitions the words that they represent. The words appear both as linguistic symbols and as bricks in the image structure. Symbolic, hyper-modern environments meet baroque dimmed painting.