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Astrid Svangren's Weaving Installation at Quartz Studio, Turin

exhibition · 2026-05-04

Astrid Svangren, born in Göteborg in 1972, presents a project at Quartz Studio in Turin that explores feminine and ancestral dynamics through a loom installation. The work, developed after a long study of the city, features a loom as an arcane, hieratic being offering a temporal journey. It references Penelope, silenced by her son/master Telemachus, with silence depicted as blood, daily suffering, and a slow self-devouring. The space becomes boundary-less, allowing viewers to enter the project and read it from heart to skin.

Key facts

  • Astrid Svangren was born in Göteborg in 1972.
  • The project is at Quartz Studio in Turin.
  • The installation features a loom as a central element.
  • The work references Penelope and Telemachus.
  • The project was developed after a long study of Turin.
  • The space is described as boundary-less.
  • The work explores feminine and ancestral dynamics.
  • Silence is a key theme, depicted as blood and suffering.

Entities

Artists

  • Astrid Svangren

Institutions

  • Quartz Studio

Locations

  • Göteborg
  • Sweden
  • Turin
  • Italy

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