Annika Larsson (born 1972 Stockholm, Sweden) [1] is a photographer and video artist.
Larsson received a Master of Fine Arts from the Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm. [1] In 2002 she had a solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. [2] In 2014 she had another solo exhibition at the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma in Rome. Her work was included in the 58th Venice Biennale. [3]
In an interview with the Independent newspaper she said, "a cliché is something that we are supposed to see in a certain way. When you get close to it, it can have a new meaning - it is that twist I am interested in". [4]
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