Untitled (Shirt #35), 2002/2021 © Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff

Alternative Secrecy

Written by Lina Aastrup

Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff
“Alternative Secrecy”
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
23.10.21 – 20.2.22

Alternative Secrecy” is the much-anticipated exhibition with one of Sweden's most influential photographers, Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff. The exhibition at Moderna Museet Stockholm was initially supposed to be shown in spring 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic. The exhibition spans over the past 30 years of her artistic practice that centres around recurring themes of surveillance, violence, patriarchal structures and the subconscious. “Alternative Secrecy” includes never before shown, newly created artworks that use found and archive photography as their starting point, as well as around one hundred works from her entire career. In addition, von Hausswolff has selected works by other artists from the Moderna Museet collection which will be shown as part of the exhibition and in dialogue with her own work.

Alternative Secrecy” is curated by Anna Tellgren, curator of photography at Moderna Museet. Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff is represented by Andréhn-Schiptjenko.

Oh Mother, What Have You Done #002, 2019 © Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff
The Body of Anthropocene, 2020 © Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff
Oh Mother, What Have You Done #011, 2019 © Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff
An Oral Story of Economic Structures, 2012−13 © Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff
Hey Buster! What Do You Know About Desire?, 1995 © Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff
Försök att hålla ordning på tid och rum, 1997/2001 © Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff