Handels x Mejan 2021

Handels x Mejan was a collaborative effort between SSE and newly graduated students from the Royal Institute of Art. The works were selected by SSE Art Initiative and Art Division based on topics and artistic expressions that felt contemporary, resonated with current events, and could speak to students.

Art talks introduced SSE students to up-and-coming artists who, like the students themselves, were about to embark on professional lives. Held within the SSE Bachelor course Art & Luxury, the talks aimed to give business students insight into the life of a young artist: What is an artistic process? How do young artists think? How do current events affect their processes, methods and themes?

Marta Badenska Hammarberg — I Have a Friend (2021)

Marta Badenska Hammarberg’s video I Have a Friend (2021) was shown on the big screen in the atrium from April 20 to May 15, 2021.

Jacob Broms Engblom — Triggered and Blue-pilled (2021)

Jacob Broms Engblom’s installation, video and sound work Triggered and Blue-pilled (2021) was presented in the corridor outside the auditorium, by the stone chair, from April 20 to May 24, 2021.

Jesper O.T. Andersson — SET/SÄTT (2020)

Jesper O.T. Andersson’s sculpture SET/SÄTT (2020) was installed in the atrium from April 25 to May 23, 2021.

Tora Wallander — I’m Thinking About This Whole World; Clouds Below, Space Above 

Tora Wallander’s video I’m Thinking About This Whole World; Clouds Below, Space Above (2020) was shown on the big screen in the atrium from May 16 to June 30, 2021.

With this first 2021 edition of Handels x Mejan, SSE Art Initiative and Art Division hoped to initiate an annual exhibition developed in cooperation between Mejan and SSE students.

The 2021 edition was curated by Claire Holm Chow, David Magnusson, Stina Stjernqvist, Ingrid Törnkvist, Douglas Bengtsson and Erik Luo.