Unseen Within
(2026)
Sofia Heinonen & Charlotte Hedberg
5 - 22 Nov
Torsplan 12. 16th Floor
Unseen Within
Everything is decided in an instant. Painting demands a constant readiness to respond to what emerges in the here and now, which also entails an element of risk.
In painting, intuition takes centre stage: being in direct contact with the material and with what unfolds, without necessarily having to articulate it in words. I begin with painting’s own language, its rhythm, movement and materiality, before entrusting what has taken shape to the viewer. The painting becomes a space where meanings emerge, shift and remain open.
The image is intertwined with the body, material and experience. The emphasis is on action rather than contemplation; on presence and perception; on experiencing through the act of making.
The gesture (the writing) holds emotions such as vulnerability, aggression, tenderness and resistance. In the encounter between paint and surface, control and loss, construction and dissolution are continuously negotiated. The painting carries the traces of these movements; the surface becomes a kind of wound, where the act leaves its imprints.
The work moves between accumulation and erasure, between adding and removing. Layers are built up, transformed and broken down. Throughout this process, the painting remains open — an imprint of something that has taken place, yet resists being definitively captured.
Artist
Sofia Heinonen and Charlotte Hedberg
Sofia Heinonen (b. 1987 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) grew up in Jönköping and is based in Stockholm. Her artistic practice is rooted in painting. Heinonen holds an MFA in Fine Art from Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design and a BFA from the University of Bergen. Her work has been exhibited at Kummelholmen, Konstnärshuset and Galleri Konstfack, as well as in exhibitions in Norway, Denmark and Spain.
Charlotte Hedberg (b. 1993, Sweden) is a Swedish artist whose practice is rooted in painting. She holds an MFA in Fine Art from Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. Her work explores spirituality, perception and the relationship between the visible and the invisible. Hedberg’s work has been exhibited at Lidköpings konsthall, Anna Nordlander Museum, and during Nobel Week Lights in collaboration with Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation.
Sofia Heinonen and Charlotte Hedberg represent two distinct approaches to contemporary abstract painting, united by an investigation into the relationship between materiality, perception and the structures of the visible and invisible world.
Heinonen’s practice is grounded in the physical act of painting, where gesture, intuition and material resistance become instruments of artistic inquiry. Hedberg approaches abstraction through an exploration of organic forms, cosmic structures and the relationship between micro- and macrocosmic realities.
Together, their practices enter into dialogue with a significant art-historical lineage extending from early twentieth-century abstraction and automatism to contemporary investigations of consciousness, embodiment and perception.
Their work positions painting not merely as a medium of representation, but as an autonomous field of knowledge , a means of approaching realities that resist conventional systems of description.
Date
Vernissage: THURSDAY November 5th , at 17- 21
ArtistS presentation at 19
Torsplan 12, Stockholm, 16th floor
Noiv 5 - 22
Open daily 10-16
Artist
Sofia Heinonen & Charlotte HEdberg
About
Sofia Heinonen and Charlotte Hedberg represent two distinct approaches to contemporary abstract painting, united by an investigation into the relationship between materiality, perception and the structures of the visible and invisible world.
Heinonen’s practice is grounded in the physical act of painting, where gesture, intuition and material resistance become instruments of artistic inquiry. Hedberg approaches abstraction through an exploration of organic forms, cosmic structures and the relationship between micro- and macrocosmic realities.
Together, their practices enter into dialogue with a significant art-historicAl Lneage extending from early twentieth-century abstraction and automatism to contemporary investigations of consciousness, embodiment and perception.
Their work positions painting not merely as a medium of representation, but as an autonomous field of knowledge , a means of approaching realities that resist conventional systems of description.
CREDITS
Comming SOon