Ingela Ihrman

The exhibition brings together works by Ihrman that touch upon movements in time, space and body. A kind of impact in time that creates a web of events and a larger story about how everything is in motion, both the landscape and those who inhabit it.

During the second edition of Småland Triennial: Worry– Art, Preparedness, Resistance two prominent artists from different eras meet at the Småland Art Archive in Vandalorum; Ingela Ihrman and the late artist, writer and opinion-maker Ann Margret Dahlquist-Ljungberg. In their respective works, the two have developed a special relationship with the hogweed plant (Heracleum) and speak in different languages about our relationship with plant and animal life.

In connection with the exhibition, the sculpture First Came the Landscape is installed at Vandalorum's pond.

Ingela Ihrman (born 1985 in 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 Bonniers Konsthall (2026), the Helsinki Biennale (2025), Vetlanda Museum (2024), Malmö Konsthall (2023), Åstorps konsthall (2022), Karlin Studios/FUTURA, Prague (2021) and the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (2019). In 2026, she will also exhibit at 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.

Thanks to: Konstfrämjandet Småland, Värnamo Municipality, Region Jönköping County and Region Kronoberg
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^{Photo: John Nelander}