A group exhibition at Thielska Galleriet in Stockholm inviting four contemporary artist duos: Bigert & Bergström, Linda Pedersen and Henning Hamilton, Bella Rune and Jonas Nobel, and Martin Bergström and Thomas Klementsson. The artists work (and some of them also live) together and employ a wide range of styles and materials, in various forms of collaboration – with one another, with other people, and with their surroundings.

TILLSAMMANS at Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm, February 15 – August 24, 2025

Martin Bergström (b. 1978) and Thomas Klementsson (b. 1974) have co-operated on numerous projects for nearly two decades, although their practices are mainly individual. Bergström studied at the Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm and Universität der Künste in Berlin. He is an internationally acclaimed artist and designer, alternating freely between different disciplines. Bergström is best known for his handmade floral prints. Klementsson is a celebrated photographer and filmmaker renowned for his dreamy visuals that allure, intrigue and mystify the viewer. In their joint film projects, the two artists combine their individual artistic styles, where dancers enact creations by Bergström and are suggestively filmed by Klementsson.

Co-curator & Producer for Martin Bergström & Thomas Klementsson: Andrea Hasselrot / Skarp Projects
Dancers: Janne Marja-aho, Kenneth Bruun, Ninos Josef, Sindri Ranudde, Olli-Olavi Lautiola
Music: Cari Lekebusch
Tailor: Ulrika Svalling

Sandra Backlund, Martin Bergström, Helena Hörstedt and Diana Orving have set the tone in Swedish fashion since the turn of the millennium. With Dialogues: Fashion Beyond the Wearable they engage in a dialogue with the classics of art history found in the collection of the Gothenburg Museum of Art. The group of four shows new site-specific textile sculptures, installations and moving images connecting to great artists such as Louise Nevelson, Berit Lindfeldt, Rodin, Henry Moore, and the 17th-century German artist Ottmar Elliger the Elder.

DIALOGER at Göteborgs Konstmuseum May 12, 2023 – January 7, 2024

The project is a collaboration between Gothenburg Museum of Art and Skarp Projects. Exhibition catalogue by Skarp Projects and Studio Bon is sold at Gothenburg Museum of Art, JUS, Konst-ig and Papercut.

Curator / Producer: Andrea Hasselrot
Editor: Johan Lindberg
Preface: Patrik Steorn
Design: Magnus Klahr
Text: Daniel Björk

A Netflix documentary taking us behind the scenes of the single-shot episode 6 of The Helicopter Heist. Based on true events, the newly released series tells the story of the meticulous planning and nerve that went into pulling off one of the most daring and spectacular crimes in history. The documentary features Daniél Espinosa (conceptual director), Ronnie Sandahl (creator and writer), and the main cast: Mahmut Suvakci, Ardalan Esmaili, Erik Svedberg-Zelman, and Wim Elfwencrona. In exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, the cast and creators discuss and break down how they filmed the adrenaline-filled real-time depiction of the infamous robbery.

Directed by Faramarz Gosheh
Executive Producer: Andrea Hasselrot
Cinematographer: Joel Hördegård
Editor: Nicklas Amin
Post Production: Misgena Mgmt

A rare time capsule that takes us backstage at one of hip-hop's most legendary tours. In 1987, Public Enemy joined LL Cool J on a European tour that would go down in history, and the sirens opening their shows later appeared on Public Enemy's next album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.

On November 13, 1987, at the Ritz in Stockholm, two graffiti artists, Disey and Ziggy, found their way backstage, thanks to none other than Flavor Flav. What started as a chance encounter turned into a front-row pass to history. Disey had his Nikon FE with him, snapping shots of the crew behind the scenes, on stage, and at record signings. The energy was raw. The movement was real. The images curated by Skarp Projects are a portal to a time before hip-hop was a billion-dollar industry, before its aesthetic ruled fashion weeks and luxury maisons. In these frames, LL Cool J and Public Enemy aren’t just performers; they are revolutionaries, shaping a movement in real-time and showing the world what was coming.

Fast forward to 2023, hip-hop is not just at the top of the charts; it’s shaping fashion, culture, and global influence, from Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton debut to ASAP Rocky being appointed Ray-Ban's creative director. But in ’87, none of that was guaranteed. Hip-hop was still breaking barriers, still forcing its way in. What Disey captured in those photos was the exact moment it became unstoppable – when the culture expanded beyond the Bronx, beyond America, and made it clear: this wasn’t just a movement. This was the future.

”Disey at The Def Jam Tour 1987” at Skarp Projects temporary art space, Stockholm, September 27-30th 2023

Curated by Skarp Projects for the opening of Backstage Hotel in Stockholm – A selection of Pablo Frisks soon to be legendary works. Hit the link below for available editions.

Fresh out of photography school in New York, Pablo was contracted by Vogue to shoot portraits, fashion editorials and A-list celebrity events. With unlimited backstage entry Pablo got to shoot intimate close ups at the Grammy and Met Gala undisclosed after parties. The secret behind Pablo's vibrant images is a natural and disarming true interest in each individual and situation. His subjects relax and let down their guards, letting him snap visuals characterized by their authenticity and warmth.

BACKSTAGE at Backstage Hotel, Stockholm, September 10th 2022.

A minimalist dance film by choreographer Alexander Ekman, Being Being follows a man through a series of expressive motions, portraying the ups and downs of existence. Navigating between moments of strength and vulnerability, the performer reflects the resilience inherent in the human spirit.

Originally produced for Sveriges Television, BEING BEING was selected in the Specially Curated Films section at CINEDANS FEST ‘24 in Amsterdam. The film is the latest project in a collaboration between producer Johanna Strinnvik and choreographer Alexander Ekman, set out in 2015 with the short film mirroring Ekmans Midsummer Night´s Dream commissioned by The Royal Swedish Opera.

Costume and Conceptual Set Design by Visual Artist Martin Bergström for ballet performance Riptide.
Created by choreographer Hlín Hjálmarsdóttir exclusively for the Royal Swedish Ballet, the dance performance depicts an ancient and timeless theme about exclusion.

RIPTIDE at The Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, February 2023

Producer & Creative Advisor for Martin Bergström: Andrea Hasselrot / Skarp Projects

The Flora Dress for Nordiska Kompaniet. A sculptural installation made out of 150 meters of silk adorned with Martin Bergströms ancient flower prints floating through the immense atrium of the department store.

"Fresh out of the garden or two hundred years old – Martins flowers will spring to life on set, on canvas, on silk or on you. His flowers flourish through his visual design, moving freely between different surfaces and textures, bouncing from one piece of art to another. Catch them on a scarf, cover your walls with them, shoot them on film or just enjoy them as they are, curated by multiskilled and versatile flower artist Martin Bergström"

Artist / Creative Director: Martin Bergström
Curator / Producer: Andrea Hasselrot
Tailor: Ulrika Svalling
Photographer & Director: Peter Gehrke
Dancers: Eliott Marmouset
Music: Adrian Gehrke

A prosperous collaboration between global wallcovering retailer Photowall and internationally acclaimed artist and designer Martin Bergström launching new collections annually. Renowned for his handmade floral prints where ancient herbarium flowers flourish through his visual design, Martin introduces classical stripes to the greenery for the 2025 collection.

At the link below you will find a selection of the wallpaper designs and a film by Thomas Klementsson portraying the artist and his process.

Since the turn of the millennium, pattern design has undergone a radical revolution, encompassing design methods, production techniques, and artistic processes – largely propelled by new digital technologies. In PRINTED POSITIONS, contemporary textile print design is explored through works by 14 influential Nordic designers and artists.

Curated by Martin Bergström and Andrea Hasselrot, the exhibition takes the audience on a journey through the multidisciplinary patterns of today, where distinctions between interior design and fashion, ugliness and beauty, digital and analogue, and abstract and concrete are becoming increasingly blurred. This is an age that in one moment takes inspiration from nature and the next works with abstraction, moving between the future and the past, the playfully humorous and the graphically strict.

MÖNSTRADE POSITIONER / PRINTED POSITIONS at Textilmuseet, October 14, 2023 – August 25, 2024

The project is a collaboration between Textilmuseet, Skarp Projects and curators Martin Bergström & Andrea Hasselrot. Exhibition catalogue by Skarp Projects and Studio Bon is sold at Textilmuseet.

Curator / Producer: Andrea Hasselrot
Editor: Johan Lindberg
Design: Magnus Klahr
Text: Daniel Björk

Födas och att föda – En bok och en utställning av fotograf och författare Emilia Bergmark-Jiménez.

I fem år har Emilia Bergmark-Jiménez följt ett stort antal familjer i Sverige och närvarat vid deras förlossningar. Alla med sina egna unika förutsättningar och förlopp. Det har blivit boken Födas och att föda (Norstedts 2024) och en utställning med samma namn på Fotografiska i Stockholm (12 september 2024 - 19 januari 2025).

Det här är en berättelse i ord och bild om födande i alla skeenden. Emilia tar oss med på en resa in i människors mest intima rum och största ögonblick, en plats där allt förändras och tideräkningen börjar om på nytt. Men det är också en resa in i Emilia själv, ett dop i fostervatten och en uppgörelse med rädslan för födandet, hennes egen och samhällets. En berättelse om det existentiella i att föda barn, och om att bli och vara människa.

"Precis som hela ämnet födande, så behöver också de här bilderna få ta plats i det offentliga rummet" säger Emilia Bergmark-Jiménez.

Producent & Creative Advisor för Emilia Bergmark-Jiménez: Torun Alenius / Skarp Projects

Beyond the headlines of refugee volumes and streams, into the everyday lives of humans: portraits of individuals in the makeshift camps of Greece. A social media campaign on World Refugee Day to raise awareness and funding to the people and the organizations providing humanitarian aid locally in the camps.

Creative concept by photographer Andreas Lind & creative producer Andrea Hasselrot.

Exhibition curated for United Nations Development Programme by Skarp Projects, crafted to travel around Europe seeking to shed light on, and amplify the voices of those who often suffer in silence.

Curators: Johanna Strinnvik & Magnus Naddermier / Skarp Projects

The stories of survivors are captured by award winning photographer and visual journalist Malin Fezehai, working currently for The Washington Post, The New York Times, National Geographic and United Nations. The diverse religious, ethnic and national backgrounds of the survivors highlight that violent extremism is a shared burden and one that humanity as a whole must respond to.

Opening ceremony held in the Swedish Parliament, Stockholm, November 2017.

Vaccinera dig när det blir din tur – En kampanj för solidaritet under covidpandemin. Läs mer på @kavlaupp

Uppdragsgivare: Helena Westin / Komm
Team: Nord DDB, Rietz Works, The Amazing Society, Micael Bindefeld, Afonso, All of us, The Global Village, Society Icon, United Influencers, Aller Media

Fotograf & Regissör: Mattias Edwall / Skarp Agent
Exekutiv Producent: Andrea Hasselrot / Skarp Projects

In 2022 Marrakech Design and Martin Bergström introduced The Sailing Stones collection, a fusion of traditional tile craftsmanship and visionary design that reimagines patterns for a poetic future. Produced using time-honored techniques, the collection features five distinct designs: Core, Crust, Grid, Sepal and Track. In 2025 we expand the collection, unveiling six new colorways for the Track pattern.

“I strive to find simplicity in an increasingly complex world. I want the colors to evolve with time, blending seamlessly into the life unfolding within the space” says Bergström of the new hues.

An ongoing design collaboration with Skultuna launching new items annually. The Opaque Objects series created by Martin Bergström, draws inspiration from the cosmic allure of outer space and the enigmatic beauty of the henbane plant. With this collection, Bergström sought to intertwine Skultuna’s 400-year legacy of craftsmanship and tradition. Delving into the brand’s archives, he uncovered the rich history of Skultuna and its surroundings. His research led him to a striking discovery – a meteorite had crashed just miles from Skultuna on June 28, 1876. This celestial event became the catalyst for the collection, infusing it with an otherworldly elegance and a sense of timeless mystery.

Pelle Bergström visar BLOCKOGRAFI på Galleri Glas, Stockholm, 26 januari - 24 februari 2022

Under ett decennium av lustfyllda experiment med färg och form har Pelle Bergström utvecklat sina minutiöst uppbyggda kompositioner. Han låter medvetet spår av handens arbete i måleriet vara kvar, liksom subtila skuggspel i bilderna. Hans kompositioner balanserar på gränsen, inte bara mellan måleri och fotografi utan också mellan det två- och tredimensionella.

”Jag började fotografera det här projektet utan direkta, medvetna förebilder men det är klart att man kan se släktskap med äldre konströrelser. Vissa har liknat det med geometrisk abstraktion och neoplasticism, andra menar att det är konstruktivism. För mig har det intressanta hela tiden varit mötet mellan måleri och fotografi.”

Namnet Blockografier är en hommage till konstnären och fotopionjären Man Ray och dennes rayografier — fotografiska bilder skapade utan kamera, med ljusexponerat fotopapper.

Pelle Bergström visar TEXOGRAFI på Galleri Glas, Stockholm, 19 mars - 12 april 2025

"Pelle Bergström fortsätter att utforska fotografins möte med skulptur och måleri. I Texografi använder han sig av trä, färg och ljus för att skapa bilder som överskrider fotografiets traditionella gränser och ger en känsla av både materialitet och förgänglighet. Utställningen bygger på en metod där Bergström väver samman målat trä, faner och lister i noggrant komponerade formationer, som sedan fotograferas mot en vit bakgrund. De enkla objekten omvandlas i bildrummet till arkitektoniska konstruktioner där skuggor och ljus spelar en avgörande roll. Genom sitt arbete undersöker han hur struktur, skörhet och volym samverkar för att skapa en ny visuell dimension. Texografi är en naturlig fortsättning på Bergströms konstnärliga resa, där han tidigare experimenterat med färg och form i utställningen Blockografi (2022)."

Klarna solves subway travel for dog-loving New Yorkers with new dog carrier. A challenging design commission resolved by artist Martin Bergström.

NEW YORK, NY (November 18, 2019) — The ban of pets on the NYC subway has recently sparked lively debate and creativity within the city’s dog community. Klarna, the global payment innovator and retail disruptor who loves to solve everyday challenges for consumers, has developed a customized shopping bag – designed specifically to enable commuters to carry their dogs on the subway.

David Sandstrom, CMO of Klarna commented: “The Klarna Doggy Bag was inspired by the innovative takes on the MTA rules, where New Yorkers started carrying their dogs around in anything that just barely resembled “an enclosed container”. With this bag, our four-legged best friends not only get a proper, vet-approved bag to be carried around in – it is also the only shopping bag you’ll ever need – as the rest will be taken care of in the Klarna shopping app”.

An exclusive run of Klarna’s Doggy Bags will be available for online purchase at Rescue Dogs Rock NYC (@rescuedogsrocknyc) dog shelter from November 18 where all proceeds will help abandoned dogs find a new home.

The bag will be equally appealing to dogs as to their owners, as the Doggy Bag is made out of super soft faux fur for maximum canine coziness. On the inside, one part of the bag is designed for owner human use with handy pockets for metro card and cell phone, while the other side is crafted with the dog’s needs in mind, featuring holders for treats on the go as well as a pocket for poop bags. To ensure it meets the highest standards of style, comfort and safety, the bag has been designed together with designer Martin Bergström in close collaboration with a licenced veterinarian.

David Sandstrom continues, “This bag is our way of giving something back to the dog owning community of New York, making their daily commute into a smoother ride while also creating awareness for all the abandoned dogs at shelters looking for new homes”