Firestorm talk: Ylva Snöfrid
Ylva Snöfrid during her two-week ritual painting performance outside the school’s great oak doors in May 2018, creating four paintings, later installed in the school’s auditorium. Photo: Jean-Baptiste Béranger
Ylva Snöfrid, born 1974 in Umeå, is one of Sweden’s most experimental artists, known for a practice in which painting, ritual, and daily life are inseparable.
In 2017, during a legendary eight-hour transmutation ritual in Montpellier, Ylva and her mirror twin Snöfrid merged into a single entity, and a singular artistic practice was born. Since then, she has exhibited at the Istanbul Biennial, Performa 19 in New York, and Art Basel, among others.
Ylva Snöfrid is represented in the SSE permanent collection with her work From the Eyes of the Painter (2018) in the auditorium.
Welcome to a conversation between Ylva Snöfrid and Firestorm partner Michael Storåkers on May 18, 12:15–13:00 in the very auditorium at Stockholm School of Economics, Sveavägen 65.
Lunch will be served.
Firestorm Talks is a series of talks exploring the visibility and value of women artists, both in society and the art market.
Firestorm Foundation is a non-profit initiative founded by Cristina Ljungberg in 2021, dedicated to highlighting female and nonbinary artists for a more inclusive art world. Beginning in 2025, the Foundation funds initiatives at SSE to advance knowledge and promote equality for female and nonbinary artists, including seminars, Master's thesis scholarships, and donations to the SSE Permanent Collection.