Mattias Härenstam, born 1971, is educated at National Academy of Fine Arts, Bergen, Norway and Städelschule, Frankfurt a. M. After his education, Mattias has chosen Berlin as a base of activities. His main working area is video (as ”pure” video pieces or as parts of installations), but he have also been into sculpture, performance and photography. The main themes are contemporary social and political structures, seen from a personal and individual perspective.