Artist Talk by Josefina Posch (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Presented in partnership with ArtCenter/South Florida
Funded by Västra Götalandsregionen

While in residence, Posch will work on a sculptural project that investigates the biological forces behind aging and the pathogens and bacteria behind illness, contrasting these with the strength of our body to protect and defend itself. She is interested in how illness, disease outbreaks and aging are depicted in mass media, the arts, politics and the private, social sphere. Josefina Posch’s practice exists on the borderline between sculpture, new media and socially engaged work, focusing on the point where technology, biology, cloning, stereotypes, ideas, fiction and dark humor meet. Posch is also an adjunct lecturer at Valand Academy, University of Gothenburg. She is particularly interested in meeting other women working in sculpture and has founded Snowball Cultural Productions, an organization dedicated to the study and support of women sculptors. josefinaposch.com; snowballproductions.com