Bugs & Metamorphosis: Glitching Photography is an exhibition that explores “bugs” in two intriguing ways: both as technical glitches and as tiny creatures, insects.
From digital mishaps to insect-inspired art, the works challenge our understanding of photography and technology. The group exhibition at the Hasselblad Center reveals how glitches can disrupt and question systems of knowledge, classification, and control. Bugs appear both as real creatures—moths, flies, bees, and other insects—and as technical malfunctions with themes like swarming, webbing, symbiosis, and extinction.
During the evening at Skogen, Clare Strand, Sheung Yiu, and Olle Essvik, all of whom are part of the exhibition, will each do a performative presentation. These relate in different ways to the double meaning of “bugs” both as technical glitches and as insects.
After the performance program, Skogen invites everyone to participate in a communal dinner, where the audience and participants can continue the conversations and share their thoughts on the evening’s events.
Image: Ground Truth, 2019-2024. Sheung Yiu. Courtesy of the artist.
