Bonniers Konsthall

Jessica Faiss has participated in exhibitions at Göteborgs Konsthall, Kristianstads Konsthall, and Kabusa Konsthall. She has exhibited internationally and participated in shows in public spaces. Jessica Faiss was born in 1973 and educated at Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm.

“Jessica Faiss receives the award for her focused, consistent and long-term work with moods and motifs, and for her exceptional ability to bring out painterly qualities in the medium of video. The power source of Jessica Faiss’ work is a conspicuous eventlessness, which is highly unusual and capturing. She invites us on a journey with no apparent destination, and the simultaneously stagnant and changeable character of her films creates a hypnotic effect. Here, there is a movement between exterior action and interior processes that evokes a statement of contemplation. Her films create mental spaces with a tempo and a time that present an alternative to the state of affairs. Her works are places with a deeper and more quieting breathing.”

The Grant Committee’s statement is by Niclas Östlind, jury member and Senior Curator.