Press Release: Kalle Mattsson [reveal]

PARADISE/PARASITE, SOLD/STOLEN and an image of the slave column at the former Curaçaoan plantation Zorgvlied transposed by a handmade drawing of a Coca Cola commercial. These works of art by Kalle Mattsson are posted on three Curaçaoan bill boards as of today. Mattsson, a resident at Instituto Buena Bista (IBB) during the second quarter of […]

Presentation Kalle Mattsson

Kalle Mattsson (hijackyourlife.com) had a presentation of the results of his 3 month stay on Curacao at the Instituto Buena Bista on the 24th of June. Here’s an impression of the night.

Press Release: Kalle Mattsson

‘Hijack your life’ is artists’ Kalle Mattsson’s guiding dictum. Yet on Curaçao, life seemed to capture Mattsson; he experienced the island as social detox, a reset button, and a tropical jail. The graphic designer, who works and resides in Amsterdam, arrived on Curaçao in April for a three month residency at Instituto Buena Bista (IBB). […]