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Deiglan, laugardag 25. september – sunnudags 26. september kl. 14 – 17
Gestalistamenn Gilf\u00e9lagsins \u00fe\u00e6r Ebba St\u00e5lhandske og Gudrun Westerlund opna s\u00fdninguna SLOW QUICK QUICK SLOW \u00e1 laugardaginn \u00ed Deiglunni \u00e1 Akureyri. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Titillinn er v\u00edsun \u00ed mismunandi efnist\u00f6k listamannanna og \u00feann t\u00edma sem hvert verk tekur en Ebba er text\u00edllistama\u00f0ur og vinnur me\u00f0 \u00fatsaum, applique og efnalitun og Gudrun er m\u00e1lari sem hefur nota\u00f0 vatnsliti og blek \u00e1 papp\u00edr h\u00e9r \u00e1 vinnustofunni. \u00de\u00e6r hafa einnig unni\u00f0 verk saman, \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00e6r vinna til skiptis \u00e1 tartalan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SLOW QUICK QUICK SLOW
Sept 25th – sept 26th hr. 14 – 17
Deiglan, Kaupvangsstr\u00e6ti 23, Akureyri.

Ebba St\u00e5lhandske, fibre artist
Gudrun Westerlund, painter
from Uppsala, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They work with different materials. Ebba is a fibre artist. Gudrun is a painter. This means
also that there is a difference in their way of working, to be exact, a difference in the time it
takes. Hence the title SLOW QUICK QUICK SLOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ebba works mostly with embroidery, which often means a lot of small stitches.
She works with different techniques such as dying materials in different ways, appliqu\u00e9
and finally embroidery. The stitches make the final image.
Gudrun, here in Akureyri, has been working with ink on mulberry paper, in big sweeps
over the paper and also with watercolours.
Otherwise she works with egg and oil tempera on canvas which is not so quick.
Being here together has given them opportunity to try some joint work.
They have used pieces of tarlatan, a semitransparent and stiff fabric. They started on one
little square each, Ebba with embroidery and Gudrun with painting. Then they switched
and continued on the other person\u2019s work. No theme, just improvising. Just a lot of fun.
But it\u2019s not only a game. It is also an exciting and challenging experience. You have to
adjust to somebody else\u2019s idea, and continue and complete a picture that is already half
finished.
We also have become more familiar with the two techniques, their different potentials and
how they can connect to each other to make an art work for which both are responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artist\u2019s statement: Gudrun
I have a deep interest in nature and landscapes. It\u2019s present in my art, grounded in my
upbringing in northern Sweden, with a closeness to water, mountains and forests.
I usually mix abstractions with more figurative and narrative expressions.
Last year I spent two months in Iceland, first at Skri\u00f0uklauster and then at the Skaftfell
residency in Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. It was during winter and early spring, so everything was mostly
in black and white. I enjoy September, the colours I see now are quite different. I\u2019m very
much inspired by the variety of the Icelandic landscape. It\u2019s sometimes so surreal both in
colour and form.
I continue my work from last year, experimenting with ink and more traditional work with
watercolours.
I have exhibited in many places in Sweden and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artist\u2019s statement: Ebba
I am living in the countryside outside Uppsala. Much of my work is inspired from my
surroundings with fields and forests, and how we humans interfere and try to rule over
nature. I often try to catch details of what I see, such as moss and lichen.
I have visited Iceland several times but never for a hole month. Staying in Akureyri this
long gives me an opportunity to really observe this overwhelming landscape with the huge
mountains and the wide fjords.
I have focused on two themes: the mountains, and impressions from walks in the harbour.
In my work I use different materials in threads and tissues, often on a linen background.
In Uppsala I am an active member of the artist\u2019s club. I have had several exhibitions in
Sweden and abroad. Earlier this year I showed \u201dUnder the apple tree\u201d with objects,
embroidery pieces and a work in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information look at our CVs and website www.gudrunwesterlund.se
and Instagram ebba.stalhandske
Thanks to Gilf\u00e9lagi\u00f0, the Gil Society, for welcoming us as Artists in Residence, for the
month of September 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are grateful for the support from:
Uppsala Municipality
Svensk-isl\u00e4ndska samarbetsfonden
Letterstedtska f\u00f6reningen<\/p>\n\n\n\n