About
Education
University of Arts Linz, Austria
- MA Sculptural Conception / Ceramics 2023 –
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University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh College of Art, UK
- BA (First-Class Honours) Sculpture 2017 – 2020
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Falkenberg School of Art, Sweden
- KG II 2016 – 2017
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Dômen School of Art, Sweden
- Sculpture 2014 – 2016
Exhibitions
Selection of group shows:
BestOFF Sommerfrische, Stadtwerke, Gmunden, Austria, 2025
SWEAT, Linzer Limonistollen, Linz, Austria, 2025
leave it unfinished, it breathes better, WAF, Vienna, Austria, 2025
Best OFF 2024, Splace Gallery, University of Arts Linz, Linz, Austria, 2024
Rundgang 2024, University of Arts Linz, Linz Austria, 2024
Are you invited Franziska?, Vienna First District Pop Up Show, Vienna Austria, 2024
DISPLAYS//DISPLACED//THIS PLACE//THIS PLAYS, St. Bartlmä, Innsbruck Austria, 2024
ECA 2020 Graduate Event & Exhibition, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh UK, 2021
This Is Tomorrow Calling (Wish You Were Here), Zembla Gallery, Hawick UK, 2020
Alt_D Alternative Degree Show, Online, 2020
The Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Show, Online, 2020
Buffering…, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh UK, 2020
Ego2, Royal College of Art, London UK, 2019
Third Base, Edinburgh UK, 2019
Walk This Way, West Barns Arts, Dunbar UK, 2019
ECA Second Year Show, Edinburgh UK, 2018
Annual Exhibition, RÅMATERIAL, Black Sheep, Stockholm Sweden, 2017
Dômen Annual Exhibition, Dômen School of Art, Gothenburg Sweden, 2016
BYOB, Göteborgs Konsthall, Gothenburg Sweden, 2016
Kulturnatta i Kvarnbyn, Mölndal Sweden, 2015
Dômen Annual Exhibition, Dômen School of Art, Gothenburg Sweden, 2015
Artist Statement
A way to describe my work is to say that I create situations. The term “situations” refers to my sculptural installations, which consist of a combination of sculpted, non-figurative shapes and found objects or materials. The “situations” are abstract reflections on states of being through the exploration of physical sculpting and curation of an artwork.
In producing the non-figurative shapes, the focus is on materials typical for construction work, such as isolation foam, wall plaster, bolts, pipes, metal mesh, and scaffolding. By working with and against the materials, shapes with organic or fluid features are created, seemingly very far from their origin of a building site context. I refer to the non-figurative sculptural shapes as bodies of mass to explore the possibilities of relating and referring to a being without it being human or living.
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The sculptural shapes are merged with found objects or materials that function as supporters, elevators, attributes, comments, or questions of the bodies of mass to construct “situations”. These entities are found in recycling, second-hand markets, and my urban surroundings. The theme of these sites and materials always refers to a question of value, purpose of use, and attention and is linked to an interest in perceptions of time and support.
Research on human social psychology is applied to create the “situations” within my practice. The aim is not to depict, but to explore understandings and perceptions of physical and psychological experiences. My focus is not necessarily on the reasons why, but rather on how. How can these “situations” affect our perceptions of ourselves and others?
Get In Touch
Contact
carolinelerbro[@]hotmail.com
Tel: +43 677 61707931‬
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Based in
Linz, Austria
Gothenburg, Sweden