b. 1995, Arboga Sweden
based in London, UK
deverdierjohanna@gmail.com

Drawing from my own experience of growing up in a rural area going through a process of depopulation and industrialised deforestation, I focus on peripheral narratives of survival and resistance. My work navigates the lore of a world post climate collapse and tells a story that is inhabited by people, plants and machines that have survived together through symbiotic relationships. This mainly takes shape as different types of wearable equipment and tools – a practical array of
devices for biological survival. Our visions of the future are shaped by shifting expectations of necessity and perceptions of who gets to be a part of nature. Inspired by the methods and aesthetics of camping equipment, preppers and sci-fi I make electronic circuits, sculptures and performances that measure, move and create energy in a labyrinthine ecosystem of interconnected elements, highlighting the ways in which survival can be a collaborative effort across different
forms of life.

I am a founding member of trans*feminist collective In-grid. I currently have a studio at SET Woolwich in London.

CV

Selected exhibitions

2024
– Keep Turning, Bie Biennalen, Bie Sweden
– Artwalks.xyz, Letchworth Garden City UK
– NN Nights, NN Contemporary Art, Northampton UK
– Gradient Descent, Gossamer Fog, London UK

2023
– Conditions, group show, Whitgift Centre, Croydon UK
– Means, group show curated by Christopher Bond, Bermondsey Project Space, London UK
– A-side / B-side, group show, Goldsmiths University of London, London UK
– Konst åt Alla, group show, Köping Folkets Hus, Köping SE
– Doing Better with Worse, group show, Ugly Duck, London UK

2022
– Sätt att Närvara, group show, Konstfrämjandet Värmland, Karlstad SE
– In-grid.RealBodies, audiovisual group event, Corsica Studios, London UK
– Echoes of Echo, group show, AllArtNow Lab, Stockholm SE
– Loungen #4, group show, SKF Konstnärshuset, Stockholm SE
– Tapestry Show, group show, Arthub Deptford, London UK
2021
– Dreaming reconstructions, group show, The Feminist Library, London UK
– Upphittad livsform, solo show, Kulturföreningen Kolonin, Arvika SE
2020
– Remote Latency, group show, Arebyte Gallery, London UK
– Håll ut! solo show, Arboga Bibliotek, Arboga SE
– Hjorten Skulpturpark, group show, Hjorten, Stockholm SE
2019
– Plothole Disco, group show, Laurie Grove Baths, London UK
– Below the Floorboards – A Subterranean Communication Effort, solo show, Freehold
Projects, Leeds UK
– Don’t blow on the ash, group show, The Flying Dutchman, London UK
– Cancel me not, group show, Goldsmiths University of London, London UK
2018
– Self Protection Manifesto Launch, group show, Institute of Contemporary Arts
London (ICA), London UK
– Vårsolanche, group show, Galleri Slätten, Malmö SE

Education

2022 – 2023 Conditions Studio Programme
2017 – 2020 Digital Arts Computing BSc, Goldsmiths University of London, London UK
2016 – 2017 Gender studies, Örebro Universitet, Örebro SE
2014 – 2016 Fine art foundation, Örebro Konstskola, Örebro SE
2011 – 2014 Visual arts, Karolinska Skolan (A-levels equivalent), Örebro SE

Grants

2024 Develop Your Creative Practice, Arts Council England
2023 1 year work grant/arbetsstipendium, Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2017 Björn Dahlbergs stipend, Örebro Konstskola

Residencies/workshops

2024 Ways of seeing: life – glass – chem workshop, Bio Art Society, Helsinki FI
2023 Goldsmiths Computing Department Alumni Residency
2023 Cursor Creative Coding Camp
2021 Residens Brunsberg Skogforsk, Projekt “Skogen mellan oss”, Konstfrämjandet Värmland,
Brunsberg SE
2020 In-grid, group residency, Arebyte Gallery, London UK