On occasion of the exhibition Things Change Anyway: Trying, Feeling HEIRLOOM hosts an afternoon in the company of the exhibiting artists and art historian Elias Ståhl in conversation about the changes in life and the challenges that exist in bringing together different lived experiences. 

Things Change Anyway: Trying, Feeling is a collaboration between artist MC Coble and art historian and curator Louise Wolthers, exploring various forms of metamorphoses in life and of the body, relationships and nature. Coble and Wolthers, who are also a couple, created an artist book in 2023 based on their extensive private photo archive, documenting the evolution of their relationship and shared life, and HEIRLOOM has invited the couple to unfurl this material in an exhibition.

The show is up until 1 February.

Bios:

MC Coble (they/them) is an artist based in Gothenburg, working primarily with performance, photography and drawing. In addition to their own practice, which often centres on trans/queer activism, Coble also engages in artistic collaborations, most recently with the group PDA (Public Display of Actions*). Coble has previously worked as senior lecturer at HDK-Valand and as professor at Funen Art Academy.

Louise Wolthers (she/her) has been the research manager and curator at the Hasselblad Foundation in Gothenburg since 2012. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Copenhagen and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Gallery of Denmark. Wolthers regularly contributes to books and international journals and curates exhibitions featuring photography, contemporary art and visual culture. Currently, she is working on the multi-year research and exhibition project Bugs & Metamorphosis: Glitching Photography. 

Elias Ståhl (they/them) is an art historian educated from Goldsmiths College in London and University of Copenhagen. Their research and curatorial work center on gender nonconforming practices in visual art from the end of the 19thcentury and onwards. 

Photo credit: Image of spread from the artist book Things Change Anyway (2023)