Filmform (est. 1950) is dedicated to preservation, promotion and worldwide distribution of experimental film and video art. Constantly expanding, the distribution catalogue spans from 1924 to the present, including works by Sweden’s most prominent artists and filmmakers, available to rent for public screenings and exhibitions as well as for educational purposes.
The daughter visits her mother, who has Alzheimer’s. She makes her mother look good bycutting her hair and applying makeup, perhaps to preserve a sense of dignity, or to keep alivethe memory of her elegant mother. The daughter herself is without make up and wearstrackies.
While the mother is being made up, she makes comments that show she still has someawareness of her identity, even though she hardly recognises herself, when she sees herreflection in the mirror.
Born in Helsingborg, Sweden in 1964. Lives and works in London, UK.
Annika Ström received her education at the Copenhagen art academy between 1991 and 1997. She works mainly with videos which come accompanied by her own soundtracks; with these soundtracks, she’s given several concerts and recorded three LP’s. Annika Ström’s videos deal with themes taken from her immediate surroundings, such as personal everyday habits and social conduct, often presented in a documentary format, mixed with herself acting out monologues or songs.
Recent years exhibitions include The gallery, Vijay Patel Building, Leicester, AK Dolven, Lofoten, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, Gerhardsen Gerner, Berlin, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, CAAC, Seville, Jönköping Konsthal among many others.
