Maria Lantz

Maria Lantz
Maria Lantz
	Lantz in 2013
Born	5 July 1962
Nationality	Sweden
Occupation	Academic

Maria Lantz is a Swedish artist working in the fields of photography, text and collaborative art projects. She is Associate Professor and Vice-Chancellor at Konstfack, the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. She writes critique and reviews for Dagens Nyheter and the Swedish Radio.

Life

Lantz was born in 1962.

Maria Lantz has exhibited in major venues in Europe including Umeå Bildmuseum (2009), Botkyrka Konsthall (2008), BB3, Bucharest Biennale, Bucharest Romania (2008), Liljevalchs konsthall, Stockholm (2007) and the Townhouse Gallery in Cairo, Egypt. She was the co-editor of the book Dharavi: Documenting Informalities.^[1]

"My art works right now revolves around informal structures in life. The hidden, the blind spot or the non-recognised interest me. In my ongoing work “Informalities” I photograph places and activities that are not organised by governments or officials. On one hand “informal” means outside of the law. On the other, informal means trust, innovation, engagement and collaboration. Informal life springs out of ambitions, dreams, desirers or necessities and can be found within all sectors of society."

References

^ Jonatan Habib Engqvist; Maria Lantz (2008). Dharavi: Documenting Informalities. Royal University College of Fine Arts. ISBN 978-91-633-2785-8.

[EngqvistLantz2008-1] Jonatan Habib Engqvist; Maria Lantz (2008). Dharavi: Documenting Informalities. Royal University College of Fine Arts. ISBN 978-91-633-2785-8.

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