Maria Lantz
Biography
Maria Lantz is an artist working in the fields of photography, text and collaborate art projects. She is employed as Associate Professor and Pro Vice Chancellor at the Royal Institute of Arts Stockholm, Sweden where she runs the post-graduate program Art+Architecture. She writes critique and reviews for Dagens Nyheter and the Swedish Radio.
Maria Lantz has exhibited in major venues in Europe including Umeå Bildmuseum (09), Botkyrka Konsthall (08), BB3, Bucharest Biennale, Bucharest Romainia (08), Liljevalchs, Stockholm (07) and the Townhouse Gallery in Cario, Egypt. She was the co-editor of the book Dharavi: Documenting Informalities.
"My art works right now revolves around informal structures in life. The hidden, the blind spot or the non-recognised interest me. In my ongoing work “Informalities” I photograph places and activities that are not organised by governments or officials. On one hand “informal” means outside of the law. On the other, informal means trust, innovation, engagement and collaboration. Informal life springs out of ambitions, dreams, desirers or necessities and can be found within all sectors of society."
INFORMALITIESpicturesampleseng.pdf
