I’m interested in the image as something both sculpted and lost—how cropping, repetition, and omission can charge a gesture with more presence than the whole.Alexander Skats
Born in 1986 in Gothenburg, Sweden Alexander Skats lives and works in Malmö, Sweden. A graduate of the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts in 2018, Alexander Skats recaptures key moments from everyday life, focusing on precise details, particularly the hands of his subjects, to interrogate visual narration and the intensity of the moment. His works, influenced by the cinema of Robert Bresson, combine graphic precision with softness, highlighting the act of seeing and the power of omission.
His recent exhibitions include Avalanche (2024), Tales of Women at Tang Contemporary Art (Hong Kong, 2024), and The Balladist at Galleri Thomas Wallner (2023, Stockholm). In 2021, he completed the public commission Individuals at the Uppsala City Hall (Sweden).