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KRISTOFFER AXÉN

“My painting process is more chaotic. Working from a blank canvas with thin colours building up to impasto, drips, textures, scratches. Until, in places, a rendering emerges that resembles its source. Photography, moves in the opposite direction: from an already finished, ‘clean’ image into something more shadowy and subconscious. But the atmosphere and mood of the finished works in both mediums are definitely the same. A drifting memory, an amygdala response, a strange dream half-forgotten.”

— Kristoffer Axén
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Kristoffer Axén | Paintings

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Kristoffer Axén’s trajectory marks him as a significant voice in contemporary image-making. Recent highlights include a solo presentation at the InCadaqués Festival, 2024 thanks to OD Photo Prize, 2024, and a shortlisting for the Nikon Emerging Photographer Award at Photo London, 2025. His works are held in notable collections such as the International Center of Photography, [New York], the Tasmanian Museum of Old and New Art [MONA], and the Musée de l’Elysée [Lausanne]. Featured in leading publications including Frieze, The Guardian, British Journal of Photography, and The New York Times, Axén is entering a defining moment in his career, one that underscores his position as an artist of international importance.

Unique paintings, Oil on Panel
Prices range from £1,100—1,500

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