{"id":5810,"date":"2011-09-10T18:30:39","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T18:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/?p=5810"},"modified":"2011-09-11T19:08:09","modified_gmt":"2011-09-11T19:08:09","slug":"the-boy-and-the-twins-by-asa-johannesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/the-boy-and-the-twins-by-asa-johannesson\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The exhibition The Boy &amp; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson runs through September 18, 2011, at Fotogalleriet [format], Kulturhuset Mazetti, Friisgatan15B, 214 21 Malm\u00f6, Sweden<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5812\" title=\"Installation view from The Boy &#038; the Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, Fotogalleriet [format], Malm\u00f6, Sweden, 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/galleri-format-2_w.jpg\" alt=\"Installation view from The Boy &amp; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, Fotogalleriet [format], Malm\u00f6, Sweden, 2011\" width=\"445\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/galleri-format-2_w.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/galleri-format-2_w-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Installation view from The Boy &amp; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, Fotogalleriet [format], Malm\u00f6, Sweden, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5811\" title=\"The Shirts from The Boy &#038; The Twins series by \u00c5sa Johannesson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-shirts_w.jpg\" alt=\"The Shirts from The Boy &amp; The Twins series by \u00c5sa Johannesson\" width=\"250\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-shirts_w.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-shirts_w-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Press release<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Artist <a title=\"\u00c5sa Johannesson\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asajohannesson.com\" target=\"_blank\">\u00c5sa Johannesson<\/a> makes use of the photographic portrait in order to explore the performance of femininity and masculinity. In her latest work <em>The Boy &amp; The Twins<\/em> she uses the notions of childhood, time and place as she juxtaposes images from today\u2019s England with photographs taken in Sweden in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Boy &amp; The Twins<\/em> is the result of \u00c5sa\u2019s ongoing enquiry into the relationship between gendered embodiment and subjectivity within the photograph. The series seeks to open up new possibilities of gender constructions by using the space between the concepts of \u2018boy\u2019 and \u2018girl\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c5sa has for the past three years photographed the boy Jacob, who identifies as FTM (female to male transgender). These portraits invite the viewer to explore a world where the notion of gender is malleable. Each image becomes a fantasy world of masculinity where colour, gestures and gazes invite to multi-layered readings. These colour photographs are juxtaposed with archival images from \u00c5sa\u2019s childhood. By looking through old negatives from her grandparents house \u00c5sa has selected a collection of snapshots from the mid 1980s showing her twin-sister and herself as young tomboys. Johannesson has then made large-scale prints of in these negatives in her London darkroom.<\/p>\n<p>With subtlety and play, <em>The Boy &amp; The Twins<\/em> form overlapping narratives as they explore a shared desire of masculinity. This series is an attempt to encourage a wider understanding of the shaping of gender.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c5sa received a Master in Photography at the Royal College of Art, London, in 2009. Her work has received several awards for her work, which has been exhibited internationally. \u00c5sa lives and works in London and in her hometown V\u00e4xj\u00f6, Sweden. <em>The Boy &amp; The Twins<\/em> is her first show in Sweden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Photo above: The Shirts\u00a0from The Boy &amp; The Twins series<br \/>\nby \u00c5sa Johannesson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5813\" title=\"The buds from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-buds_w.jpg\" alt=\"The buds from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, 2011\" width=\"445\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-buds_w.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-buds_w-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The Buds from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5814\" title=\"The swing from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-swing_w.jpg\" alt=\"The swing from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, 2011\" width=\"445\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-swing_w.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-swing_w-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The Swing from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5816\" title=\"The clouds from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-clouds_w.jpg\" alt=\"The clouds from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, 2011\" width=\"445\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-clouds_w.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/the-clouds_w-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The Clouds from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5817\" title=\"Installation view from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, Fotogalleriet [format], Malm\u00f6, Sweden, 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/galleri-format-1_w.jpg\" alt=\"Installation view from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, Fotogalleriet [format], Malm\u00f6, Sweden, 2011\" width=\"445\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/galleri-format-1_w.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/galleri-format-1_w-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Installation view from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, Fotogalleriet [format], Malm\u00f6, Sweden, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5818\" title=\"Installation view from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, Fotogalleriet [format], Malm\u00f6, Sweden, 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/galleri-format-3_w.jpg\" alt=\"Installation view from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, Fotogalleriet [format], Malm\u00f6, Sweden, 2011\" width=\"445\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/galleri-format-3_w.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/galleri-format-3_w-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Installation view from The Boy &#038; The Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson, Fotogalleriet [format], Malm\u00f6, Sweden, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p><code>Related Link<\/code><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u00c5sa Johannesson's online portfolio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asajohannesson.com\" target=\"_blank\">\u00c5sa Johannesson&#8217;s online portfolio<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exhibition The Boy and the Twins by \u00c5sa Johannesson runs through September 18 2011, at Fotogalleriet [format], Kulturhuset Mazetti, Friisgatan15B, 214 21 Malm\u00f6, Sweden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-5810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography","tag-asa-johannesson"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5810\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.femininemoments.dk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}