We are delighted to welcome lambert (they/them, artist name: matt lambert) as Artist in Residence at the Gemstone and Jewellery Campus and the Jakob Bengel industrial monument until November.
lambert is a trans non-binary, multidisciplinary artist whose practice entangles making, writing, performing, curating, and collaborating. At the core of their work lies the question of how craft can as both a lens and a language: on the one hand, as a tool to make systems of land, labor, power, and exploitation visible; on the other, as a knowledge passed on through kinship and shared skills.
Their work has been exhibited internationally and is part of renowned collections including the Museum of Art and Design (New York, US), the Museum of Fine Art, (Houston, US), and the Homografiska Museet (Dals Långed, Sweden). lambert is currently based in Stockholm and is pursuing a PhD in artistic practice in visual, applied and spatial arts at Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design.
In their artistic research, lambert developed a method they call “cruising”: a form of navigation less focused on destinations and more on movement, desire, and encounter. Objects are understood as producers of cartographic points: part of shifting constellations that resist fixation and boundaries.
lambert’s works often draw on historically masculine-coded spaces and objects: armor, hunting gear, sports and military references. These symbols of protection, rank, and power are transformed into queer forms, creating layered assemblages that renegotiate identity, embodiment, and systems of power.
We warmly invite everyone to meet matt lambert and gain insight into this multifaceted artistic practice!
Here you can find more info about matt lambert, the AiR programme and the Jakob Bengel Industrial Monument.
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