7 February–4 May 2025
In conjunction with Hasselblad Center’s exhibition Bugs & Metamorphosis: Glitching Photography, the Gothenburg Museum of Art will show two video works by the artists Rashaad Newsome (b. 1979, USA) and Amalie Smith (b. 1985, Denmark) in the Sculpture Hall.
Bugs & Metamorphosis: Glitching Photography is an exhibition that explores “bugs” in two intriguing ways: both as technical glitches and as tiny creatures, insects. By combining these two perspectives, the exhibition creates a visual experience that’s playful, critical, and thought-provoking. From digital mishaps to insect-inspired art, the works challenge our understanding of photography and technology.
The exhibition draws inspiration from the world of insects, with subthemes such as swarm, network, metamorphosis, camouflage, virus, and ecological collapse. Approaching the glitch as a “bug” opens up the possibility for posthuman and non-human disruptions, from both machine and natural spheres. Bugs & Metamorphosis is based on the multi-year research project Photography and the Glitch, a collaboration between the Hasselblad Foundation and HDK-Valand.
Curators: Louise Wolthers and Nina Mangalanayagam.
Top Image: Rashaad Newsome, Build or Destroy, 2021 (Still).