Carl Abrahamsson

Two new titles from Trapart Books

November 21, 2018

Two new titles are available from Trapart Books. I am overjoyed and so extremely proud to publish these remarkable books. Please check them out HERE and please also take a look at the wonderful photographic editions we have made available together with the artists. LARS SUNDESTRAND: TO BECOME WHO YOU ARE In the late 1970’s, in the midst of the ultra-creative punk era, Swedish photographer Lars Sundestrand created his now legendary fanzine Funtime from his home in Gothenburg. The idea was to share with others the bands and artists he himself was inspired by. One of these multifaceted artists was British agent provocateur Genesis P-Orridge. At the time, P-Orridge was leading the groundbreaking record label Industrial Records and the influential band/project Throbbing Gristle (TG). Sundestrand and P-Orridge quickly struck up a personal correspondence overflowing with information and artistic substance. When P-Orridge moved on to the new music/video project Psychic TV (PTV...

A new conference is in the works

November 21, 2018

Re-writing the Future: 100 years of Esoteric Modernism & Psychoanalysis A Multi-disciplinary Conference 30 May – 1 June, 2019 Brunnenburg Castle & Schloß Pinzenau, Meran, Italy In recent times, it has come to light that many revered artists, writers, poets, philosophers and performers have held esoteric world views or underpinnings. Several recent art exhibitions worldwide have highlighted this: Black Light in Barcelona, retrospectives of Leonor Fini and Leonora Carrington in New York and Mexico City, respectively, Mystical Symbolism and the visionary works of Hilma af Klint at the Guggenheim, all in just the past year. The field of psychoanalysis itself first began as an esoteric discipline – exploring previously uncharted territory with relatively few individuals meeting weekly at the home of Sigmund Freud. Some of Freud’s occult explorations were quite overt, as he conducted thought experiments with his daughter Anna Freud and close colleague Sandor Ferenczi late...

Cut to fit the mouth prints + exhibition

November 15, 2018

We were supposed to have our exhibition in Sundsvall right now but the gallery space was flooded by a broken pipe. Well, that certainly won’t stop us! The space is now being fixed up again and we will have the show for three weeks in January instead. Sundsvall, Sweden… If you’re close by, do come see us! Big news is also that we have just launched a set of six prints from the exhibition. They are prints of the original collages but in a smaller size. Here’s the info from Trapart: “To coincide with the Vanessa Sinclair & Carl Abrahamsson exhibition Cut to fit the mouth at Galleri Granen we have made an edition of six signed and numbered copies of six images from the show. This is a great option for those of you who want to own one of their images but can’t buy an original collage from the show (if you do, however, please let us know via the contact page). The prints are in size 210 x 297 mm (A4) and printed on archival photographic paper. The...

On the road magics

October 27, 2018

Being on the road as much as we have been recently brings an interesting state of mind. A nomadic mind frame takes hold that accentuates two main things after a while: the life enhancement aspects of constantly experiencing new things in new places, and the life enhancement aspects of simply staying at home. Although this may seem paradoxical, to us it makes perfect sense. In Swedish, there’s a clever saying: ”Borta bra men hemma bäst.” (Approx: ”Being away is great but being at home is the best”) This sort of amplifies the relationship, doesn’t it? You can only really appreciate one or the other fully while integrating the other. A long time ago, I wrote a poem for Cotton Ferox that opened with: If I could travel anywhere I would travel everywhere One endless trip Witch occasional stops To assemble the documentation And that’s basically become a mantra or even a way of life now. Although both options can be daunting and tiring at times, the awareness that there is balance just...