Residencies 2026

Artists in residence include Bernd Krauss, Mikhail Tolmachev, Rehaf Al Batniji, Simon Ferner, Eleonora Edreva, and Oyjon Khayrullaeva.

In 2026, artists Bernd Krauss, Mikhail Tolmachev, Rehaf Al Batniji, Simon Ferner, Eleonora Edreva, Oyjon Khayrullaeva, and others will spend time in Kiruna and Norrbotten.

During his stay, Bernd Krauss will work on his solo exhibition at Konstverkstan, and Mikhail Tolmachev will prepare his contribution to the exhibition The Use of Photography: Borg Mesch, Hans-Olof Utsi, and Mikhail Tolmachev.

In his search for what remained when the mine closed in his hometown of Grängesberg in 1989, Simon Ferner explores the connection between LKAB in Kiruna and LAMCO, the Liberian American Swedish Mining Company, at the foot of Nimbaberget during his residency.

Rehaf Al Batniji, who will show photographs from Gaza in a group exhibition at Kin at the end of the year, is conducting new research in Kiruna during his residency. Local craft traditions are the focus of both Eleonora Edreva’s and Oyjon Khayrullaeva’s residencies.

Image 1: Rehaf Al Batniji, Shatt and Shatta
Image 2: Oyjon Khayrullaeva, The World