The pen as a weapon




The pen as a weapon a performance by Anna Wessman, Eva Karlsson and Lena Mattsson
at Göteborg Book Fair 2011

seven sonnets (The Door # 2)



seven sonnets by Thomas Hultcranz with Thomas Ingre.
Video installation The Door # 2 by Lena Mattsson
Copyright photo
Lena Mattsson and Anna Wessman 2011

The Door



"The Door" film trailer by Lena Mattsson
Upcoming documentary about the actor and dancer Thomas Hultcrantz.
Music by Conny C-A Malmqvist.

The Door






Video stills by Lena Mattsson
Copyright photo
Lena Mattsson

Breakfast for Everybody by Lena Mattsson

Video still from Breakfast for Everybody by Lena Mattsson
Courtesy of Malmö Konstmuseum 

Malmö konstmuseum gästar Hovdala Slott

Konstnärerna

Benny Dröschers (Danmark), Kristine Roepstorffs (Danmark), Jukka Vikberg (Finland), Elisabeth Westerlund Sverige), Carl Boutards (Sverige, Barbro Bäckström (Sverige), Dan Wolgers (Sverige), Kimmo Schroderus (Finland), Lena Mattsson (Sverige).
Vad? Kollage, skulpturer, installationer och videokonst från samtida nordiska konstnärer.
Var? Stora stallets vind, Hovdala slott
När? Lördag den 14 maj till och med den 28 augusti.

Ikon Målaren "Icon Painter"


Film Trailer: by Lena Mattsson and Eva Karlsson.

A Crack in Time

Photo by Lena Mattsson, 2011
Copyright photo
Lena Mattsson
Photo by Lena Mattsson, 2011
Copyright photo
Lena Mattsson
Photo by Lena Mattsson and Anna Wessman, 2011
Copyright photo
Lena Mattsson and Anna Wessman
Photo by Lena Mattsson and Anna Wessman, 2011
Copyright photo
Lena Mattsson and Anna Wessman

A Temporary Visitor

 Photo sculpture by Lena Mattsson, 2009
Konsthallen Trollhättan
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

Eftertanke

Eftertanke video installation by Lena Mattsson
Konsthallen Trollhättan,.2009
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

Shit Happens, Fade, Fade Away

Videosculpture: Shit Happens, Fade, Fade Away
by Lena Mattsson, 2008
Four videoprojections with sound and red light on a sculpture of King Karl X Gustav
Malmö, Sweden

Shit Happens, Fade, Fade Away

Videosculpture: Shit Happens, Fade, Fade Away
by Lena Mattsson, 2008
Four videoprojections with sound and red light on a
sculpture of King Karl X Gustav
Malmö, Sweden
Copyright photo Per Egevad

A Perfect Day in a Perfect Body

A Perfect Day in a Perfect Body by Lena Mattsson
Video installation view, 2008
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson Anna Wessman

Turning

Turning by Lena Mattsson
Skulpture, 2008
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson Anna Wessman

Trash can

Trash can by Lena Mattsson 2008
Video installation view
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson Anna Wessman

A Perfect Day in a Perfect Body

A Perfect Day in a Perfect Body, 2008
Performance by Lena Mattsson together with colleague Virgil Dejarv
Copyright photo Thore Sonesson

A Perfect Day in a Perfect Body

A Perfect Day in a Perfect Body, 2008
Performance by Lena Mattsson together with colleague Virgil Dejarv
Copyright photo Tore Sonesson

Diagnoses # 1

Diagnoses # 1 by Lena Mattsson, 2003
Video installation view Konsthallen Bohusläns Museeum
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

On the Other Side of Reality

On the Other Side of Reality by Lena Mattsson, 2003
Video installation view Konsthallen Bohusläns Museeum
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

Luggage

Luggage video installation by Lena Mattsson
Nässjö Kulturhus, 2002
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

See the Human Being

Socialdepartementet, Stockholm Sweden
See the Human Being performance by Lena Mattsson, 1996
Copyright photo Maria Hellström Reimer, Lena Mattsson

Struggling

Struggling, video installation on a pillow by Lena Mattsson, 1995
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

Red Room ( A memory of a low life)


Red Room ( A memory of a low life)
by Lena Mattsson, 1996
Perfrormance and installation.
Konstakuten, Stocholm, Sweden

To Be Or Not To Be A Man

Reality Sandwiches To Be Or Not To Be A Man 
Performance by Lena Mattsson, 1996
Galleri 21 Malmö, Sweden
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson
https://www.filmform.com/works/763-to-be-or-not-to-be-a-man/

Breakfast for Everybody

Breakfast for Everybody by Lena Mattsson, 1997
Video installation and performance view
Louisiana Museum of  Modern Art Humlebaek, Denmark
Copyright photo Carina Stankovich

The Secret Room

The Secret Room by Lena Mattsson, 1999
World Wide Video Festival Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Holland
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

Mary Hill

Mary Hill by Lena Mattsson, 2005
Video installation view
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

The Lunch # 1

The Lunch # 1 by Lena Mattsson, 1999
Photo, Pusan Metropolitan Art Museum,
Pusan ,South Korea
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

The Lunch # 2

The Lunch # 2 by Lena Mattsson, 1999
Photo, Pusan Metropolitan Art Museum,
Pusan ,South Korea
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

A Sanctum of Secrets # 4

A Sanctum of Secrets # 4 by Lena Mattsson 2001-2002
Photo, Malmö Konsthall, Sweden
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

A Sanctum of Secrets # 3

A Sanctum of Secrets # 3 by Lena Mattsson, 2001-2002
Photo, Malmö Konsthall, Sweden
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

A Sanctum of Secrets # 1

A Sanctum of Secrets # 1 by Lena Mattsson, 2001-2002
Photo, Malmö Konsthall, Sweden
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

A Window with a Brilliant View

A Window with a Brilliant View by Lena Mattsson, 2001-2002
Video installation view Malmö Konsthall,Sweden
Copyright photo Jan Ulveus

The End of the Beginning

The End of the Beginning by Lena Mattsson, 2001-2002
Video installation view Malmö Konsthall,Sweden
Copyright photo Jan Ulveus

A Sanctum of Secrets # 2

A Sanctum of Secrets # 2 by Lena Mattsson, 2001-2002
Photo, Malmö Konsthall, Sweden
Copyright photo Lena Mattsson

Mother's Milk

Mother's Milk by Lena Mattsson, 2001-2002
Video installation view Malmö Konsthall,Sweden
Copyright photo Jan Ulveus

Anyone Breaks Fast

Anyone Breaks Fast by Lena Mattsson, 2001-2002
Video installation view Malmö Konsthall,Sweden
Copyright photo Jan Ulveus

Private Collection

Private Collection by Lena Mattsson, 2001-2002
Video installation view Malmö Konsthall,Sweden
Copyright photo Jan Ulveus

Private Collection

Private Collection by Lena Mattsson, 2001-2002
Video installation view Malmö Konsthall,Sweden
Copyright photo Jan Ulveus

Fort

Fort by Lena Mattsson, 2001-2002
Video installation view Malmö Konsthall,Sweden
Copyright photo Jan Ulveus

Fort

Fort by Lena Mattsson, 2001-2002
Video installation view Malmö Konsthall,Sweden
Copyright photo Jan Ulveus

Diagnoses # 1

Diagnoses #1
Performance by Lena Mattsson and Per Linde, 2004
(Texture Painter) nordiska akvarellmuseet, Sweden.
Copyright photo Christer Hallgren.

Diagnoses # 2

Diagnoses # 2
(Radio Frequency Identification)
Performance by Lena Mattsson and Per Linde, 2004
nordiska akvarellmuseet
Copyright photo Christer Hallgren.

A Study in Scarlet

Video projection on Bockholmen, nordiska akvarellmuseet, Sweden.
A Study in Scarlet by Lena Mattsson, 2004
Copyright photo Christer Hallgren.