Group exhibition at Gallery Fishtank, Panora Malmö, Sweden. March-April, 2024.

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Participation by 2 artworks and written words, Rönn Ribohn.

WORDS ON : THE ARTWORKS
Both of my artworks carries the story of generational trauma, disconnectedness and the echo of women in my familys history.

I’ve grown up hearing stories and personal descriptions of war and survival and death. My family being Estonian, for genreations having lived their lives under occupation, oppression, threats by the KGB and with bombs falling on their family homes. Many nights spent in bombshelters, the experience of watching family members die, directly by weponfire or by harsh living conditions. Having family memebers and friends being taken away to camps in Siberia, Gulag, never to be heard from again. Always keeping the ”Siberian carpetbag” in the hallway, filled with the bare neccesities for survival, in case they themselves where suddenly taken away. Your were allowed to bring a bag, if you could grab it quickly enough. Then fleeing, trying to live a new life in another country, always apart though, in many ways. I haven’t lived through those memories myself, but the memories still have their life within me. 

And the other sorrow too, the one I have lived. How my own life has been shattered by trauma, done to me by those who lived through it all, those who couldn’t heal or process their own traumas and instead created new ones. Generational trauma comes in many forms, takes different shapes. And shatters. Until you are willing to look the pain in the eyes and let yourself shatter, refuse to deny the pain and sorrow – where it is adequate to feel it and breathe it.

Refuse to just pass it on. Break the cykle of physical and pshycological violence;
by the way of a softened yet stubborn heart.

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On March 9th 2024, the exhibition “8M” opened at Gallery Fishtank at Panora Folketsbio.
The works in the exhibition addressed the current political situation in Sweden and internationally, touching on topics such as colonialism, occupation, migration, racism, and intersectional feminism. Although diverse in strategies and aesthetics, these artworks investigate the strength of collective resistance and the importance of alternative art spaces where artists from various backgrounds can come together. The works included in the exhibition vary from photography, painting, muralism, textile, to street art. The artists will delve into their backgrounds, techniques, and how they choose to express their emotions related to this important day. Link to Facebook-event Fishtank Galleri on Instagram

The group exhibition showcased works by:
Agnes Hjalmarsson (Malmö), Carina Schlager (Malmö), Caroline Dalhgren (Ystad), Cartemisia (Malmö), Diana Sabah (Malmö), Elizabeth Hernandez (Burlöv), Fatma Sadek (Malmö) , Felicia Hansen (Malmö), Iskra Dinkova (Copenhagen), Rönn Ribohn (Malmö), Liza Shkirando (Malmö) , Maja JohanssonMalmö), Nora Jebara (Malmö), Nontokozo Tshabalala (Malmö), Rymdrum (Malmö), Sarai Alvarez Riveros (Stockholm), Surrah AL Himidy (Malmö), Sara Surfitta (Malmö), Tay Filrup (Malmö), Trulsa Holmqvist (Malmö)