How did you get into art?
As a child I loved to draw and paint. I said even then that I wanted to be an artist, but the older I got, the more unrealistic it felt that you could make a living being an artist. But after high school I decided to give it a year at preparatory art school. One year turned into three years and eventually five years at university. Every year the feeling that this is what I wanted to do grew stronger.
And how did you then find your direction?
After trying different mediums and techniques for a few years, I started to understand what I was interested in and found a working method that worked for me. I was then able to develop this during my time at art school through disciplined work and the guidance and support of professors and with students.
What is most important about your creation, to you?
Through my creation, I can work with subjects I find important and interesting while having a lot of fun. Art is a complex tool with which one can deal with complex issues without simplifying. You can tell several stories at the same time, incomplete and contradictory. They can be based on facts or completely subjective experiences and one is under no obligation to stick to the subject.
Interview: David Stenbeck