Transitive Axiom – Sara Elggren and Muiredach O'Riain
Exhibition with artists Sara Elggren and Muiredach O’Riain
Project room, Färgfabriken
Curator: Ester Maria d’Avossa
Participating artists: Sara Elggren and Muiredach O’Riain
Welcome to the Opening 18 June, 17.00–20.00! Live performance 18.00.
Free admission
We are exited to provide you with an upcoming exhibition at Färgfabriken. The exhibition will showcase a diverse range of artworks from talented artists including a graphic representation of weaving notations by Sara Elggren.
In the exhibition titled Transitive Axiom themes of translation and passing down of information are explored through the mediums of weaving and sound art. The transitive axiom, a fundamental mathematical principle, signifies that if two quantities are each equal to a third, they are equal to one other. As a non-mathematical concept, this relation can be exemplified by the wording “is an ancestor of.” Thus, beyond mathematics, this idea resonates in human relationships, highlighting interconnectedness and continuity across time.
Within this context, tacit knowledge exchange, akin to ancestral wisdom transmission, relates and exemplifies this axiom, particularly in creative practices such as weaving and musical composition. However, transmission involves translation, risking loss and transformation of information over time.
This exhibition merges the works of Sara Elggren, Swedish weaving artist, and Muiredach O’Riain, Irish composer, prompting viewers to reconsider boundaries between virtual and tangible, visual and auditory, past and present. Elggren’s tapestries, alongside O’Riain’s sound composition based on her weaving notations, illustrate the artists’ dialogue, with digital elements juxtaposed with their analogue counterparts, echoing themes of translation, transition and transformation.
Participants
Sara Elggren (b. 1986), visual and textile artist based in Stockholm, specializes in woven objects and spatial installations. Her artistic work is distinguished by a penchant for repetition and extensive series that delve into themes of technology, code, and the interplay between fabric and interface, as well as mathematical thinking. The artist explores how these elements shape the fabric’s essence, whether as a fluid image or a meticulously structured system containing specific data, through her digital notations. Through meticulous craftsmanship, Elggren transforms this strict order into something altogether new and profound.
Muiredach O’Riain (b. 1996) is an Irish musician, composer, and programmer based in Stockholm. In 2023 he obtained a Master’s degree in electroacoustic composition at Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm. His work delves into the evolving dynamics between humanity and advancing technologies such as AI and quantum computing, viewing them as potential tools for creative expression. Through his compositions, O’Riain directly engages with these technologies, crafting complex computer-generated soundscapes that blur the lines between organic and artificial sounds aiming thereby to analyse and redefine the boundaries of posthuman musical expression.
Ester Maria d’Avossa (b. 1997) is an Italian-Danish curator and exhibition producer based in Stockholm, Sweden. She is currently enrolled in the International Master’s in Curating and Art Management at Stockholm University. With a background in art history and cultural heritage studies, d’Avossa’s curatorial work explores the evolution of heritage and knowledge exchange within the context of contemporary art. Her current research revolves around the duality of craft and art, with a particular focus on textile art.
In collaboration with
Transitive Axiom is part of a degree project within Curating Art, International Master’s Program at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics, Stockholm University. The project has been made possible thanks to support from the Department of Culture and Aesthetics, Stockholm University, and Färgfabriken.
