Through My Stripes / Stripes for Peace II

10.04.2025

The performance series “Through My Stripes / Stripes for Peace” invites into a contemplative space where the artist’s quiet creation of stripes becomes a growing archive of presence and care. The performance series is rooted in a gesture that emerged through drawing sessions with the artist’s father during his early stages of dementia. As his condition progressed, he was no longer able to write or draw in recognisable ways—only able to make single, repeated stripes. These lines—stripes—became both a limitation and a form of expression: a release of frustration, a way of being present, and a means of connection beyond language. Further, the work draws from biblical scripture (Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24), where ‘stripes’—the wounds of Christ—are seen as a symbol of healing, the work reflects on personal experience of illness, care, and the emotional traces left behind.

Each edition of the performances in the series is specific to its space and context. In the performance at DJUPET, which took place within an exhibition featuring the artist’s former Konstfack classmates, the stripes take on new symbolic forms: becoming links, a fish, and a chain. The fish enters through theological symbolism and early Christian myth. According to tradition, a person would draw a curve in the sand; if the other was also a Christian, they would complete it with a mirrored line – together forming the shape of a fish. Within the work, this symbol becomes a quiet, spiritual gesture of recognition, trust, and unspoken communication. Further, as each fish turns into links in a braid/DNA/chain it becomes an honoring of the individual connections each artist has represented throughout their shared journey and on a macro level, the work speaks to the act of revealing one's true self in the search for connection – forming links, building chains, and breaking free from those that no longer serve.

The performance was part of Stockholm Craft Week 2025.

Participants:
Salome Kappelin
Irina Anufrieva

Sound Design produced by: Liselotte Östblom
Images by: Oksana Senekova
Video by: Salome Kappelin

Closing performance event of the exhibition Jälkimaisema/Efterlandskap

08.29.2025

Over the course of three months, artist Salome Kappelin developed the exhibition Efterlanskap / Jälkimaisema at Extension Art Space. Her practice wove together themes of memory, care, and healing through textiles, etchings, drawings, video, sound, and performance.

In the live performance of the closing event, Kappelin’s works were reactivated in dialogue with composer and vocal artist Liselotte Östblom. Improvised vocals by Östblom intertwined with Kappelin’s readings of poems and pre-produced soundscapes.

The performance lasted around 30 minutes, inviting the audience to gather, listen, and linger in a shared moment.

Supported by Stockholms Stad – Konstfrämjandet Stockholm.

Through My Stripes / Stripes for Peace

05.08.2025

Through My Stripes / Stripes for Peace is a site-specific performance exploring themes of healing, memory, and shared vulnerability.
Drawing from biblical scripture (Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24), where ‘stripes’—the wounds of Christ—are seen as a symbol of healing, the work reflects on personal experience of illness, care, and the emotional traces left behind.
The performance is rooted in a gesture that emerged through drawing sessions with the artist’s father during his early stages of dementia.
As his condition progressed, he was no longer able to write or draw in recognisable ways—only able to make single, repeated marks.
These lines—stripes—became both a limitation and a form of expression: a release of frustration, a way of being present, and a means of connection beyond language.
The work includes participatory elements and offers a quiet, reflective space where personal and collective histories may surface.

Seita:/ˈSei̯tɑ/ : Tell me
Flesh to Fractals

03.06.2025

As part of the group exhibition “Flesh to Fractals”, curated and organized by Ida Bra Ingadottir.

“Seita” is an old Finnish word and means “tell me”. It has shared linguistic history with the words “cut off” and “a sacred place”.

RITUALS
As part of Stockholm Design week

07.02.2025

During Stockholm Design Week, an immersive performance and panel conversation took place at Konstfack, centered around the artistic process in dialogue and the role of ritual in creative expression. Vocal artist and composer Smiling LIS explored the boundaries between produced sound and real-time improvisation, responding to and interpreting artist Salome Kappelin’s installation, video and poetry.

The performance emerged from a four-day intensive residency in which the two artists collaborated closely, seeking a shared language through sound, movement, and visual media. The result was a powerful meeting of disciplines that brought their individual practices into a dynamic and thoughtful exchange.