The Left Shore exhibition brings together filmmaker Johan Renck and photographer Anders Petersen. The exhibition centres around a still image film by Renck that is based on Petersen’s black-and-white documentary photographs. The film is accompanied by newly composed music. The exhibition also includes a suite of original photographs by Anders Petersen, which were part of his series on Swedish prisons and inpatient mental health institutions.
Anders Petersen, Stockholm 2015.
Anders Petersen, Fruängen, Stockholm 1989. From the book "Rågång till kärleken" 1991, with texts by Göran Odbratt.
Anders Petersen, Rastgården, Österåker, 1983. rom the book "Fängelse", 1984, with texts by Leif GW Persson.
Anders Petersen, Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg, 1967.
Anders Petersen, Rom, 2005.
Anders Petersen, Fruängen, Stockholm, 1991. From the book "Rågång till kärleken" 1991, with texts by Göran Odbratt.
Anders Petersen, Kaffe Österåker, 1982. From the book "Fängelse", 1984, with texts by Leif GW Persson.
Anders Peterson, Götgatsbacken, Stockholm, 1969.
Anders Petersen, Österåker, 1981. From the book "Fängelse", 1984, with texts by Leif GW Persson.
Johan Renck has been working internationally as a director for many years and has received acclaim for the TV series Chernobyl and the feature film Spaceman, and for directing David Bowie’s last two music videos.
Anders Petersen has been considered one of Sweden’s leading photographers for decades. His most noteworthy projects include images of the Café Lehmitz bar in Hamburg. Petersen’s images are characterised by a documentary style and the photographer’s desire to get close to the people he portrays.
Curator
Angie Åström
Scenographer
Joakim E Werning