Kontakt:
garcia.barthelemy@gmail.com
Barthélémy Garcia (1985) is a French-born artist from Pertuis who has been based in the Swedish city of Gothenburg since 2011. He completed his BFA and MFA in Photography at Valand Academy after having studied Art history and Archeology in Aix-en-Provence. Garcia addresses life through — often mundane — materials and objects. During his time at Valand he developed a mild obsession with a radiator, subsequently expanding to AC’s, cell towers, artificial grass, roofs and supermarkets. His work is intellectually inspired, carried out intuitively, and, more often than not, includes misplaced academic quotes.
In his artistic practice, Garcia departs from the idea that the material itself carries significance. He believes that objects possess an independent existence extending beyond the meaning we humans attribute to them. The starting point for Fasadens Kulisser is an exploration of the material, with the camera aimed at the city.
Urban landscapes have a longer lifespan than us, humans, and form the matrix for the objects produced in our society. Our lives are closely connected with things. Decisions about our living environment are made in spaces that are generally not considered ‘political’ — the material realm being one of these.
His work invites us to focus our attention on various aspects of our physical milieu — aspects that we are rarely conscious of, despite the impact they have on our lives.
In 2020, he received the Swedish Arts Grants Committee's Assistant Grant with Klara Källström and Thobias Fäldt.
SOLOUTSTÄLLNING
GRUPPUTSTÄLLNING
PUBLIKATION
STIPENDIE
UTBILDNING
ÖVRIGT
garcia.barthelemy@gmail.com
Barthélémy Garcia (1985) is a French-born artist from Pertuis who has been based in the Swedish city of Gothenburg since 2011. He completed his BFA and MFA in Photography at Valand Academy after having studied Art history and Archeology in Aix-en-Provence. Garcia addresses life through — often mundane — materials and objects. During his time at Valand he developed a mild obsession with a radiator, subsequently expanding to AC’s, cell towers, artificial grass, roofs and supermarkets. His work is intellectually inspired, carried out intuitively, and, more often than not, includes misplaced academic quotes.
In his artistic practice, Garcia departs from the idea that the material itself carries significance. He believes that objects possess an independent existence extending beyond the meaning we humans attribute to them. The starting point for Fasadens Kulisser is an exploration of the material, with the camera aimed at the city.
Urban landscapes have a longer lifespan than us, humans, and form the matrix for the objects produced in our society. Our lives are closely connected with things. Decisions about our living environment are made in spaces that are generally not considered ‘political’ — the material realm being one of these.
His work invites us to focus our attention on various aspects of our physical milieu — aspects that we are rarely conscious of, despite the impact they have on our lives.
In 2020, he received the Swedish Arts Grants Committee's Assistant Grant with Klara Källström and Thobias Fäldt.
SOLOUTSTÄLLNING
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2023 |
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Värmeelementens Förbund Goes West, Pro Arts Commons, Oakland, Kalifornien |
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2023 |
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The Sun is Mirrored Even in a Radiator, Duo Contradiction, Stockholm |
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2020 |
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FSDNS KLSSR – Ett Kollektivt Beslut, FG2, Göteborg |
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2016 |
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Mellanbrun, Galleri Rotor2, Göteborg, Sweden |
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2016 |
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Fasadens Kulisser, Galleri Rotor2, Göteborg, Sweden |
GRUPPUTSTÄLLNING
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2019 |
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The Great Elastic, WIP Konsthall, Stockholm |
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2019 |
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This is not a Departure Hall, Rödasten Konsthall, Göteborg |
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2018 |
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Rest Assured in Unknown Places, Galleri Format, Malmö |
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2018 |
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Out of the Book and into the Wild, Galleri Rotor 2, Göteborg |
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2017 |
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The Absence Of Something Is Not Enough, Rödasten Konsthall, Göteborg |
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2016 |
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Safe Space, Galleri Monitor, Göteborg |
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2016 |
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FOTOBOK GBG, A-venue & Galleri Monitor, Göteborg |
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2016 |
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Förjaga bristen på sammanhang, Läsrummet på Göteborgs Konsthall |
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2016 |
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FOG of 179, Galleri Monitor, Göteborg |
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2016 |
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Vår - En fotografisk utställning, Akademin Valand, Göteborg |
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2016 |
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Formerly known as, A-venue, Göteborg |
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2015 |
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GIBCA Extended – Story on story, Alingsås Museum, Alingsås |
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2015 |
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Planket, Göteborg |
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2015 |
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TAKE TWO, Galleri Krebsen, København |
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2015 |
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Spring Exhibition, Akademin Valand, Göteborg |
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2014 |
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Application exhibition, Galleri Monitor, Göteborg |
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2014 |
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Perspektiv, Hälsinglands Museum, Hudiksvall |
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2013 |
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Planket, Göteborg |
PUBLIKATION
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STIPENDIE
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2023 |
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Konstnärsnämnden, ettårigt arbetsstipendium |
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2023 |
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Konstnärsnämnden, resebidrag |
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2023 |
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Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse |
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2021 |
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Iaspis residens i Stockholm |
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2021 |
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Konstnärsnämnden krisstipendium 3 |
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2020 |
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Göteborgs stads stödpaket – Tillfälligt stipendium |
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2020 |
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Pronto! Från Göteborgs Stad |
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2019 |
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Konstnärsnämnden assistentstipendiet |
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2019 |
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Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse |
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2018 |
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Adlerbertska Stipendiet |
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2016 |
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Adlerbertska Stipendie |
UTBILDNING
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2017-2019 |
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Konstnärligt masterprogram i fotografi vid Akademin Valand, Göteborg |
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2014-2017 |
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Konstnärligt kandidatprogram i fotografi vid Akademin Valand, Göteborg |
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2013-2014 |
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Fotografi vid Forsa folkhögskola |
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2013 |
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Svenska som främmande språk - behörighetsgivande kurs |
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2010-2011 |
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Fristående kurser vid Högskolan för fotografi, Göteborg |
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2006-2010 |
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Kandidatexamen i Konsthistoria och Arkeologi, Aix-en-provence, Frankrike |
ÖVRIGT
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2017 |
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Workshop Från fotografi till publikation, Akademin Valand, Göteborg |
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2016 |
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Workshop Konstellation, Akademin Valand and ISGR, Göteborg |