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Astrid Svangrenflowers/ heather/ tulip/ a room of darkness/ somewhere there is noise/ the painting is folded/ loosely composed/ it is perishable/ the painting is upholstered/ is he just evil?/ a non human - a demon?/ think pleated feathers/ and the abstractions/ good, evil, gentleness and aggression/ window out/ the recklessness/ chalk bath/ and the dead mother/ wipe wipe/ rub rub/ the sediments/ has been left on my gloves/ the colour is the story/ firmly tightened/ apron – cloth/ oh how clean/ a state of increased sensitivity/ what I am/ is fed with/ child's mouth/ open mouth/ flower as a mouth/ I read aloud/ speak out the words butterfly bee/ the rhythm/ the language/ flickering breath
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Images

Installation view. flowers/ heather/ tulip/ a room of darkness/ somewhere there is noise/ the painting is folded/ loosely composed/ it is perishable/ the painting is upholstered/ is he just evil?/ a non human - a demon?/ think pleated feathers/ and the abstractions/ good, evil, gentleness and aggression/ window out/ the recklessness/ chalk bath/ and the dead mother/ wipe wipe/ rub rub/ the sediments/ has been left on my gloves/ the colour is the story/ firmly tightened/ apron – cloth/ oh how clean/ a state of increased sensitivity/ what I am/ is fed with/ child's mouth/ open mouth/ flower as a mouth/ I read aloud/ speak out the words butterfly bee/ the rhythm/ the language/ flickering breath, 2012. Christian Andersen, Copenhagen
Installation view. flowers / heather / tulip […], 2012
Installation view. flowers/ heather/ tulip/ a room of darkness/ somewhere there is noise/ the painting is folded/ loosely composed/ it is perishable/ the painting is upholstered/ is he just evil?/ a non human - a demon?/ think pleated feathers/ and the abstractions/ good, evil, gentleness and aggression/ window out/ the recklessness/ chalk bath/ and the dead mother/ wipe wipe/ rub rub/ the sediments/ has been left on my gloves/ the colour is the story/ firmly tightened/ apron – cloth/ oh how clean/ a state of increased sensitivity/ what I am/ is fed with/ child's mouth/ open mouth/ flower as a mouth/ I read aloud/ speak out the words butterfly bee/ the rhythm/ the language/ flickering breath, 2012. Christian Andersen, Copenhagen
Installation view. flowers / heather / tulip […], 2012
Astrid Svangren. flowers / heather / tulip […], 2012. Oil and acrylic on MDF. 170 x 120 cm. flowers/ heather/ tulip/ a room of darkness/ somewhere there is noise/ the painting is folded/ loosely composed/ it is perishable/ the painting is upholstered/ is he just evil?/ a non human - a demon?/ think pleated feathers/ and the abstractions/ good, evil, gentleness and aggression/ window out/ the recklessness/ chalk bath/ and the dead mother/ wipe wipe/ rub rub/ the sediments/ has been left on my gloves/ the colour is the story/ firmly tightened/ apron – cloth/ oh how clean/ a state of increased sensitivity/ what I am/ is fed with/ child's mouth/ open mouth/ flower as a mouth/ I read aloud/ speak out the words butterfly bee/ the rhythm/ the language/ flickering breath, 2012. Christian Andersen, Copenhagen
flowers / heather / tulip […], 2012. Oil and acrylic on MDF. 170 x 120 cm
Astrid Svangren. flowers / heather / tulip […], 2012. Acrylic and acrylic spray on Japanese silk tissue and silk chiffon. 160 x 80 cm. flowers/ heather/ tulip/ a room of darkness/ somewhere there is noise/ the painting is folded/ loosely composed/ it is perishable/ the painting is upholstered/ is he just evil?/ a non human - a demon?/ think pleated feathers/ and the abstractions/ good, evil, gentleness and aggression/ window out/ the recklessness/ chalk bath/ and the dead mother/ wipe wipe/ rub rub/ the sediments/ has been left on my gloves/ the colour is the story/ firmly tightened/ apron – cloth/ oh how clean/ a state of increased sensitivity/ what I am/ is fed with/ child's mouth/ open mouth/ flower as a mouth/ I read aloud/ speak out the words butterfly bee/ the rhythm/ the language/ flickering breath, 2012. Christian Andersen, Copenhagen
flowers / heather / tulip […], 2012. Acrylic and acrylic spray on Japanese silk tissue and silk chiffon. 160 x 80 cm
Astrid Svangren. flowers / heather / tulip […], 2012. Oil and watercolour on silk, cotton and MDF. 122 x 94 cm. flowers/ heather/ tulip/ a room of darkness/ somewhere there is noise/ the painting is folded/ loosely composed/ it is perishable/ the painting is upholstered/ is he just evil?/ a non human - a demon?/ think pleated feathers/ and the abstractions/ good, evil, gentleness and aggression/ window out/ the recklessness/ chalk bath/ and the dead mother/ wipe wipe/ rub rub/ the sediments/ has been left on my gloves/ the colour is the story/ firmly tightened/ apron – cloth/ oh how clean/ a state of increased sensitivity/ what I am/ is fed with/ child's mouth/ open mouth/ flower as a mouth/ I read aloud/ speak out the words butterfly bee/ the rhythm/ the language/ flickering breath, 2012. Christian Andersen, Copenhagen
flowers / heather / tulip […], 2012. Oil and watercolour on silk, cotton and MDF. 122 x 94 cm
Installation view. flowers/ heather/ tulip/ a room of darkness/ somewhere there is noise/ the painting is folded/ loosely composed/ it is perishable/ the painting is upholstered/ is he just evil?/ a non human - a demon?/ think pleated feathers/ and the abstractions/ good, evil, gentleness and aggression/ window out/ the recklessness/ chalk bath/ and the dead mother/ wipe wipe/ rub rub/ the sediments/ has been left on my gloves/ the colour is the story/ firmly tightened/ apron – cloth/ oh how clean/ a state of increased sensitivity/ what I am/ is fed with/ child's mouth/ open mouth/ flower as a mouth/ I read aloud/ speak out the words butterfly bee/ the rhythm/ the language/ flickering breath, 2012. Christian Andersen, Copenhagen
Installation view. flowers / heather / tulip […], 2012
Astrid Svangren. flowers / heather / tulip […], 2012. Oil and watercolour on Plexiglass and silk. 126 x 131 cm. flowers/ heather/ tulip/ a room of darkness/ somewhere there is noise/ the painting is folded/ loosely composed/ it is perishable/ the painting is upholstered/ is he just evil?/ a non human - a demon?/ think pleated feathers/ and the abstractions/ good, evil, gentleness and aggression/ window out/ the recklessness/ chalk bath/ and the dead mother/ wipe wipe/ rub rub/ the sediments/ has been left on my gloves/ the colour is the story/ firmly tightened/ apron – cloth/ oh how clean/ a state of increased sensitivity/ what I am/ is fed with/ child's mouth/ open mouth/ flower as a mouth/ I read aloud/ speak out the words butterfly bee/ the rhythm/ the language/ flickering breath, 2012. Christian Andersen, Copenhagen
flowers / heather / tulip […], 2012. Oil and watercolour on Plexiglass and silk. 126 x 131 cm

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flowers
heather
tulip

a room of darkness
somewhere there is noise
the painting is folded
loosely composed
it is perishable
the painting is upholstered
is he just evil?
a non human - a demon?
think pleated feathers
and the abstractions
good, evil, gentleness and aggression
window out
the recklessness
chalk bath
and the dead mother

wipe wipe
rub rub
the sediments
has been left on my gloves
the colour is the story
firmly tightened
apron – cloth
oh how clean
a state of increased sensitivity
what I am
is fed with
child's mouth o
pen mouth
flower as a mouth
I read aloud
speak out the words butterfly bee
the rhythm
the language
flickering breath