Erik Vestman (1977, Falun, Sweden) grew up in Tanzania, Dalecarlia and Nepal.
He currently lives and works in Malmö. His work is driven by the questioning and dissecting of everyday phenomenons and the fascination of nature and life in the city. He often works in public space. His is work tends to balance on the border between art and activism and often gains public interest. His practice includes sculpture, performance, video and writing as well as collaborations within the fields of architecture and science. He has been working as an artist for two decades.


Boast:
His work has been shown at Moderna Museet Malmö, Fotografiska Museet, PLX, Hannover Fotofestival Scoop, FWoA, Hanstholm Artspace, Sjöfartsverket, Urban Nation museum of contemporary art Berlin, Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu, Finland, OUTSIDE-in Istanbul Turkey and other places. (For details see CV)

He has done several commissioned public works of art in Sweden and abroad.


erikvestman@gmail.com

+46739712710

( Thanks to Denkåsi Hurrin, Martin, Norrland and Jachim for all the help and for being the greatest artists ever to have as bollplank and to steal idéas from )

CV


2023 Landart, Torups Castle
2023-2024 part-time work, artist/enabler at Center for Urban Art https://cfuk.nu
2023 Art installations/building workshop at Lördagsplan, on behalf of Malmö City
2023 Spår Landart installations in Kungsparken and Slottsparken on behalf of Malmö City
2022 Artist talk and film screening at the Artists' Collective Workshop Monumental Malmö (KKVMM)
2022 Sommarskuggan, facade sculpture on behalf of MKB Fastighet in collaboration with SVT (Shaped stainless steel, enamel) https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2022-07-26/malmobarnen-gavs-makt-over-stadsbyggnaden--det-har-blev-resultatet
2022 Skarven, sculpture (steel, enamel)
2021 Flöden, interactive water artwork for children on behalf of Växtverket Malmö.
2021 sandblasting, grinding and chiselling as well as installation of Christina Matousch's bronze sculpture Knopen at Medborgarplatsen Stockholm. Together with Viggo Wichmann/Generator
2021 Installation/portal in bronzed steel bar for Naturmolnet Malmö
2021 Now you see me! Sculpture (laser-cut steel with forged details, antique hand-blown church glass, enamel. Private collector)
2020 Kitbua bronze sculpture on marbled concrete plinth (bronze, concrete)
2020 production of corten steel sculpture for Children's Sculpture Park Rosengård, on behalf of Jakob Simonson (Corten steel)
2020 Teaching and workshops at Petrus Magni school, Vadstena together with Nils Petter Löfstedt.
2019 Bear Fruit, facade sculpture (bronze, fiberglass, paint. Private collector)
2019-2021 Rift, production of a series of bronze and concrete artworks for public environments. Together with Viggo Wichman and Loke Berg  https://riftmalmo.com
https://kolbjorn.se/2023/minnesmarken-utan-lov/
2019 Teaching and public artworks for Petrus Magni school, Vadstena together with Nils Petter Löfstedt
2019 group exhibition PLX "Hotellet" Norra Vallgatan, Malmö together with Nils Petter Löfstedt
2019 group exhibition OUTDOOR together with Nils Petter Löfstedt, Hanstholm Artspace/Det Nordatlantiske fyr, Denmark
2019 I djupet blänker drömmen Comissioned public artwork, vantage point Hanstholm DK
http://hanstholmfyr.dk/project/erik-nils-petter/
2019 Sprallemand temporary interactive installation for Cultural policy meeting northern Denmark with Nils Petter Löfstedt
2018/2019 production of the bronze sculpture Tankekrafte Drömmarnas Hus/Malmö Stad in collaboration with Jafer Taoun
2018 Hannover Photo Festival. Public work / light installation under water with Nils Petter Löfstedt
2018 Hannover Photo Festival, film screening / exhibition Piren
(2017/2020 work with facade sculpture on Ramels väg financed by Boverket, in collaboration with Victoria Park and Drömmarnas Hus (The project was unfortunately canceled when Victoria Park was bought by another company)
2017 Skogens dagar, artistic workshop commissioned by Malmö City
2017, Five metal sculptures for the construction playground Guldängen, for Växtverket
2017 Nät, installation/workshop Fulltofta walking area, commissioned by Stiftelsen Skånska Landskap
2017 artistic workshop and presentation Barnens trädgård, Malmö city
2017 Light installation for Stadens ljus Malmö, on behalf of MKB Fastighet AB
2016 Artistic installation and sculpture for Malmö City's New Year's celebration
2016 artistic workshop involving 5000 children in collaboration with Malmö City and the event Skogens dagar
2016 Up on the Rooftops, public commissioned artwork (20 rooftop sculptures) on behalf of MKB Fastighet Sorgenfri, Malmö
2016 Lösdrivarna temporary artwork and exhibition for the Malmö festival/Malmö city together with Nils Petter Löfstedt
2016 decoration/environmental processing at Nydala on behalf of MKB-Fastighet AB
2106 artistic workshop with accommodation for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children commissioned by the City of Helsingborg
2016 public commissioned temporary sculpture in Berlin commissioned by Urban Nation, museum for contemporary urban art
2016 group exhibition at Galleri Ur, Malmö together with Jafer Taoun
2016 exhibition Piren, Cologne
2016 artistic workshop for 1600 children, in collaboration with the city of Malmö at the event Barnens trädgård
2016 The Pier exhibition, Norwegian Maritime Administration art association Norrköping
2016 artistic and educational workshop on Terasserna on behalf of the city of Malmö
2015 Under ytan / Equilibrium, group exhibition Dold Konst/Hidden Art, Malmö
2015 artistic workshop, at Johannesskolan in Malmö with Nils Petter Löfstedt
2015 Artistic Workshop for 6,000 children, in collaboration with the City of Malmö, Skogens dagar
2015 Travel to Macedonia with the Swedish Institute/Kristianstad University. Lecture as well as preparatory work and proposals for artwork with Nils Petter Löfstedt and Åsa-Maria Bengtsson
2014 The Tower, Project documented in film and photo, shown at Moderna Museet Malmö. With Nils Petter Löfstedt
2014 Interior design/ artwork at café Coffee Joint, Malmö
2014 temporary public art installation, Landskrona Fotofestival. With Nils Petter Löfstedt
2014 curator of the photo exhibition Värsta Hamnen for the photographer Atiqollah Eshaqi, at Galleri Breadfield Malmö
2014 exhibition of The Pier, Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu, Finland
2013 public temporary sculpture, Lump at the Malmö festival
2013 temporary public installation STORA, in collaboration with Falu municipality/Centrala Stadsrum/FWoA
2013 curator for Hannes Tirén's exhibition Bunkern, as well as music video for Vit Päls/Carl Johan Lundgren's single Hello baby
2013 temporary installation, Skräp, in collaboration with Pärra Andreasson on behalf of Malmöfestivalen
2013 supervisor at The Agency. Artistic and social project for young people
2012 exhibition of the project Piren, Magasinet in Falun
2012 exhibition of Piren at Gallery Outside-in, Istanbul
2012 exhibition of The Pier project at the Helsinki Photobiennial
2012 exhibition of Piren at Galleri Breadfield, Malmö
2012 intervention Citybänken, at Station Triangeln, Malmö
2011 scenography for the theater performance The Zone with Jafer Taoun, by Drömmarnas Hus at Malmö Dramatiska Teater
2011 pedagogical work with students and exhibition, Malmö Come! at Form- and Designcenter Malmö, together with Jafer Taoun, and Drömmarnas hus
2011 exhibition of the project Piren at Galleri Pictura in Lund
2011 performance Malmö. Lonely residents of Vellinge
2011 the educational art project Drömkojan together with Marianne Bramsen and Drömmarnas Hus
2010 exhibition The Pier / Piren, Fotografiska Muséet Stockholm
2010 Roof-painting in Malmö with Martin Nyberg, (200 m2 in Kalkbrottet Malmö)
2010 exhibition of the educational project Doors with Jafer Taoun and Drömmarnas Hus
2010 light installation Drömmarnas Hus, commissioned by Stadens Ljus Rosengård
2009 installation under International Urban Arts Malmö
2009 educational installation, Under the Surface, Rosengård, Drömmarnas Hus
2009 Stones, public installation in collaboration with Örebro Konsthall/Open Art
2008 mosaic public commissioned artwork of 25 m2 on behalf of MKB Rosengård
2007 exhibition, Urban Arts, CFUK
2007 exhibition SPLAB


Grants/Art scholarships
2013 Sparbankstiftelsen Öresunds Stipendium
2013 Konstnärsnämnden film/Tornet (The Tower) in collaboration with Nils Petter Löfstedt
2014 Byggnads konststipendium
2020 Ateljéstipendium, Malmö stad
2020 Konstnärsnämnden
2020 Konstnärsnämnden, scholarship
2021 Konstnärsnämnden
2022 Konstnärsnämnden


Is there more?!
Board member at the Artists' Collective Workshop Monumental Malmö (KKVMM)
Responsible for the metal workshop at KKVMM
Security representative at KKVMM
Member of KRO
Member of Image Copyright in Sweden
Member of KC-Syd
Approved for F tax


Even more info:
www.riftmalmo.com
https://www.facebook.com/erikochnilspetter/