The latter works with painting and drawing and uses his experiences from maintenance work in the Stockholm subway. The concrete descriptions are woven together with "the subconscious and esoteric" emphasizes the jury.
Iranian-Swedish Afrang Nordlöf Malekian instead makes performance art and installations where he examines how different exile cultures are intertwined and intersect. The jury describes his stories, among other things, as filled "with an energy and desire that is captivating".
The scholarship is awarded to young artists and also includes an exhibition that this year opens on December 10 at Bonniers konsthall in Stockholm.
