Cha Blasco
Javier ‘Cha’ Blasco Martos was born in 1981 in Spain. He is a multidisciplinary artist based in Gothenburg. His sound installations stimulate reflection on cultural heritage and climate challenges. With a passionate interest in spatial sonic research, programming, and data sonification, Blasco expands the boundaries of art. His work is holistic, aiming to forge a deeper connection between the artist and the natural world, where he views himself as part of nature rather than merely an observer.
Blasco has performed extensively at various international venues, such as the Arter Museum in Istanbul, and in cities such as Querétaro, Newcastle and Oslo. As a musician and producer he collaborated with the artists Pat Mastelotto and Adrian Benavides, among others. Blasco leads the non-profit study group Kreativ Data at the art platform Skogen in Gothenburg.
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Max Ockborn
Max Ockborn was born in 1983 and lives and works in Malmö. His works question life and existence, and ways of interpersonal communication. Ockborn puts stories and assembled objects to use, creating human-sized sculptures, paintings, and video works that exist in symbiosis with each other.
His works have been shown at Malmö Konstmuseum, Skissernas Museum, Ravinen Kulturhus, Gislaveds Konsthall, Fullersta Gård, Galerie Leger, Alta Artspace, Bonniers Konsthall, IASPIS, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Lumiar Cité. Ockborn was awarded Barbro and Holger Bäckström’s Scholarship in 2022. His public works are exhibited at Selma Lagerlöf’s square in Gothenburg, and in Bredäng, Stockholm.
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