Ingela Ihrman

2026

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2026

Lada 3

Smålands Konstarkiv

The photo shows the works of the artist.

Ingela Ihrman’s work is sparked by the strong emotions of everyday life and a desire to understand, question or express what it’s like to be alive. It is particularly the pleasures and pain that come with co-existence, loneliness and desire that intrigues her. Covered in sculptural costumes made by hand in basic craft techniques with simple and familiar, found, bought or recycled material, she sometimes pretends to be other living beings such as a spruce cone or a giant clam.

The exhibition is part of the Småland Triennale 2026 and brings together the works of Ihrman and the late local artist and writer Ann Margret Dahlquist-Ljungberg, displayed side by side at the Småland Art Archive in Vandalorum. In their respective works, the two have developed a special relationship with the hogweed plant and speak in different languages about our relationship with plant and animal life.

‍Ingela Ihrman (born 1985, Kalmar, Sweden) is based in Stockholm and her practice includes sculpture, performance, video and text. She holds a master's degree from Konstfack with a focus on art in the public realm. She has previously exhibited at Helsinki Biennale (2025), Vetlanda Museum (2024), Malmö Konsthall (2023), Åstorps konsthall (2022), Karlin Studios/FUTURA, Prague(2021) and Nordic Pavilion, 58th Venice Biennale (2019). In 2026, she will also exhibit at Bonniers konsthall and Skellefteå konsthall. Ihrman is represented in the collections of Uppsala Art Museum, Moderna Museet, Kiasma, Malmö Art Museum and Västerås Art Museum, among others. She has also made several public works, most recently the sculpture series Strandfynd in Uppsala Municipality.
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Thanks to: Värnamo Municipality, Region Jönköping County and Region Kronoberg

^{Ingela Ihrman,}^{The Giant Hogweed}^{, solo show at Karlin Studios, Prague,2021. Photography by Tomáš Souček.}

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