Karolina Erlingsson (b. 1980) is a visual artist based in Malmö. She works in video, audio, text, drawing, installation and performance with a focus on narrative. Erlingsson is drawn to silent experiences, stories from the margins, or stories about to fade from memory – depicting presence through absence. Many of her works are centered around translations, interpretations and transitions.
In 2017, OEI editör published Erlingsson’s artists’ book EME EMAUTO and her work has been exhibited in, among other places, Krognoshuset Aura in Lund; Halland Konstmuseum in Halmstad; Moderna Muséet in Stockholm, Lund’s Konsthall and at the Gothenburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art. Erlingsson was selected for a IASPIS residency in Cairo in 2010.
EDUCATION
2003-2008, Master of Fine Arts of Visual Arts, Malmö Art Academy, Malmö
2007, Independent Study Program, Maumaus; Escóla de Artes Visuais, Lisbon
2000-2002, Art Studies, Gerlesborgsskolan Bohuslän, Gerlesborg
1999-2000, Art History, Halmstad Högskola, Halmstad
SOLO EXHIBITIONS / PROJECTS
2026, Halmstad Konsthall, Halmstad (upcoming)
2022, Innergården, Galleri Ping-Pong, Malmö
2022, Ljus natt, Röstånga Konsthall, Röstånga
2022, DUO, with Lotten Pålsson, Galleri Hamnmagasinet, Varberg
2021, Tre ord till dig, Krognoshuset Aura, Lund
2020, DUO, with Lotten Pålsson, Galleri Format, Malmö
2017, EME EMAUTO, OEI editör, Stockholm
2012, Chorus, Galleri Ping-Pong, Malmö
2010, En annan historia, publication/artists’ book, Lunds Konsthall, Lund
2010, Presences-Perspectives-Positions, with Meira Ahmemulic, Halmstad Konsthall, Halmstad
2009, Scenario, Abandoned Gallery, Malmö
2008, Eme emauto, graduation show, KHM Gallery, Malmö
2006, Cinema obscura, camera obscura house, Bygget, Simlångsdalen
GROUP EXHIBITIONS / PROJECTS
2025, Träet talar – En utställning med trä som material, motiv och metod, Statens konstråd, Stockholm (upcoming)
2024, 25 år med KHM, Galleri Arnstedt, Östra Karup
2023, Supermarket, with Krognoshuset Aura, Stockholm
2020, Konst åt alla, Solbackens bygdegårdsförening, Edenberga
2019, Gränsland – ur samlingen, Hallands Konstmuseum, Halmstad
2019, Stock, OBRA, Malmö
2019, Samlingsutställning, Galleri Arnstedt, Östra Karup
2019, Déjá Vu, CAC Bukovje/Landskrona c/o In Situ, Gedern & Hirzenhain
2018, Algoritmo, OBRA, Malmö
2018, Aura 90!, Krognoshuset Aura, Lund
2016, Prequel, OBRA, Malmö
2016, Artists’ Books / Konstnärsgjorda böcker, Lunds Konsthall, Lund
2016, Origo, Krognoshuset Aura, Lund
2016, De lovade oss en skola, de lovade en simhall, Skånes Konstförening på Linero, Lund
2015, The Visitors, Kilometre of Sculpture, Võru
2015, Off the Shelf: the eclectic in the artist’s book, Off the Shelf, London
2014, Polyfoni 2, Galleri Thomas Wallner, Simris
2014, NB – NOTA BENE, Edsvik Konsthall, Sollentuna
2014, Halland – från romantiken till samtid, Mjellby Konstmuseum, Halmstad
2013, 13 Konstnärer, Galleri Ping-Pong, Malmö
2013, Individual Order, KARST, Plymouth
2013, Dalaplan remixed, Formalin, Malmö
2013, På plats, Hallands Konstmuseum, Halmstad
2013, Skriva med ljus, Krognoshuset, Lund
2013, Polyfoni, Galleri Thomas Wallner, Simris
2011, Pandemonium – Art in a Time of Creativity Fever, GIBCA, Göteborg
2011, Ljud 11 / "Till human voices wake us, and we drown", Verkligheten, Umeå
2010, Lunds konsthall Presentation , Lunds Konsthall, Lund
2010, The Moderna Exhibition 2010, Moderna Muséet, Stockholm
2010, GRÅZONER , Ystad Konstmuseum, Ystad
2010, 3+3, Ystad Konstmuseum, Ystad
2010, 3+3, Klaipeda Cultural Communication Centre, Klaipeda
2010, 3+3, Neues Kunsthaus, Ahrenshoop
2009, MKH, Galleri Arnstedt, Östra Karup
2008, Eme emauto, KHM Gallery, Malmö
2008, Porträtt av ett träd, 1/9 2007, Halmstad Länsmuseum, Halmstad
2007, Até à ultima silaba de tempo gravado, Espaco Avenida, Lisbon
2006, HÖKARÄNGEN, (allt som syns är tyst), Konsthall C, Stockholm
2005, Det här är inte film, Clarion Hotel, Stockholm
EVENTS / PERFORMANCE
2021, Skuggsånger, Stadsparken, Lund
2021, EME EMAUTO, Sound Poetry Mix Tape, Spoken Matter
2020, Hälsning från farmor, Krognoshuset Aura, Lund
2020, Duett, Galleri Format, Malmö
2019, Krans, OBRA, Malmö
2019, How to kill darlings, Moderna Muséet Malmö, Malmö
2017, OEI POETRY AREA: EXTENSION #28, Signal, Malmö
2017, EME EMAUTO (OEI editör), Rönnells Antikvariat, Stockholm
2016, OEI and eme emauto, Cosmosmose, Düsseldorf
2015, Kringelikrokar, The Swedish Exhibition Agency and Hallands Konstmuseum/Konst i Halland
2013, Eolin, Torpåkra Ljudstation, Torpåkra
2013, Eme emauto, KARST, Plymouth
2012, Staden, stolparna, stavelser och stuprör… with Per Engström, klubb yoyo, Malmö
2012, Eme emauto, Galleri Ping-Pong, Malmö
2011, Akt (Josefine, Linnea & My), GIBCA, Röda Sten, Göteborg
2011, Eme emauto, Verkligheten, Umeå
2010, Eme emauto, Moderna Muséet, Stockholm
2009, Disharmonium act, Abandoned Gallery, Malmö
2008, Eolin, Tornrummet Torntorget, Kulturnatten, Halmstad
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
2024, Glimtar, Östergårdsskolan, Halmstad
2015, Minnenas hav, Malmö Live, Malmö
2011, Lysen, Lundafastigheter via Lunds Konsthall, Lund
SELECTED GRANTS / RESIDENCIES
2022, Anna Kockums resestipendium, Malmö Konstmuseum
2022, Working Grant, Sveriges Konstnärsnämnd
2022, Residency, Berlin, Hallands Konstförening
2021, Krisstipendium 3, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2020, Working Grant, Malmö Kulturstöd
2020, Krisstipendium 2, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2020, Project Grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2018, Sparbanksstiftelsen Skåne
2018, Studio Grant, Malmö Kulturstöd
2016, Residency, Circolo Scandinavo, Rome
2015, Working Grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2015, Annika Eriksson’s Cat Residency, Berlin
2015, Travelling Grant (Lab: Translate, Intertwine, Transgress), IASPIS
2015, Mobility Funding, Nordic Culture Point
2015, Studio Grant, Malmö Kulturstöd
2014, Residency at Hôtel Chevillon, Gréz-sur-Loing, Hallands Konstförening
2013, Stiftelsen Längmanska Kulturfonden
2012, Residency, Circolo Scandinavo, Rome
2012, Studio Grant, Malmö Kulturstöd
2011, Working Grant, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2011, Aase och Richard Björklunds fond, Malmö Konstmuseum
2010, Studio Abroad - Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, IASPIS
2010, Residency, Künstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop
2009, Studio Grant, Malmö Kulturstöd
2008, Hallands Konstförening
2008, Edstrandska Stiftelsen
REPRESENTED / COLLECTIONS
Hallands Konstmuseum
Malmö Konstmuseum
Moderna Muséet
Statens Konstråd
Riksföreningen Våra Gårdar
Private collections
PEDAGOGY / COLLABORATIONS / MISCELLANEOUS:
2025, Ljuden i rummet, Hallands Konstkola, Halmstad
2023-2024, Parental leave as a single parent
2023, Ljuden i rummet, Hallands Konstkola, Halmstad
2022, Ljuden i rummet, Hallands Konstskola, Halmstad
2020-2023, Board member, representative of the artists' group, Krognoshuset Aura, Lund
2019, Porträtt av ett träd and other works, presentation, Handelshögskolan, Stockholm
2019, Min finaste plats, workshop with Only Planet, Konstfrämjandet Skåne, Sjöbo Konsthall, Sjöbo
2019, Only Planet, fictional travel agency during the Malmö Festival, Nätverket för Konst och Klimat, Konstfrämjandet Skåne, Malmö
2018-2019, Workshop for children, Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö
2018-2019, Olika världar, pedagogical project, Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö
2018, Formge historiska Lund / Vad finns det under våra fötter?, workshop with Bianca Maria Barmen, Krognoshuset Aura and SommarLund, Lund
2018, T(r)yck fritt!, pedagogical project, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö
2018, Jubileumsgrupp; planning and arrangement of Aura 90!, Krognoshuset Aura, Lund
2018, Member in the artists’ group of Krognoshuset Auras, Krognoshuset, Lund
2017, T(r)yck fritt!, pedagogical project, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö
2015, Konsten är fri, pedagogical project, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö
2015-2021, Workshop, at Malmö Konsthall, various festivals and libraries, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö
2015, TANKERUM, skapande skola project, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö
2012-2022, Art guide, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö
2011, Assistent to Sophie Tottie: White Lines, Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö
2011, Workshop: Video Art and Installation, Kunsthøjskolen i Holbæk, Holbæk
2009, Member of reference group, Signal, Malmö
2009, Eme emauto, presentation and reading, Malmö Konsthögskola, Malmö
2008-2022 (on and off), Exhibition host, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö
2008-2010, Exhibition construction, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö