[krig] sets out to make a new world through music and art. It is built through merging processes, performance, textile craft and electronic sounds into interactive spatial installations and acts of collective imagination. [krig] is the shared identity of the duo Jon Perman and Karin Bäckström.

Contact: krig(at)krig.me

Selected exhibitions and projects:
• Ängelsbergs skulpturpark – group exhibition – 2023
• Molde Kunstsenter –group exhibition – 2023
• Sandvikens Konsthall –solo exhibition – 2023
• AADK Spain – group exhibition– Blanca, Spain – 2022
• Bollnäs konsthall–solo exhibition–2021
• Konstkraft Ljusne –group exhibition–2021
• Konstcentrum i Gävle–group exhibition–2021
• Konst för Alla–group exhibition–Bomhus Folkets Hus/digitalt–2020
• Not Quite – group exhibition – 2020
• Österängens Konsthall – solo exhibition – Jönköping – 2020
• Topic – solo exhibition – Geneva – 2019
• A.P.T Gallery – group exhibition – London – 2019
• Österängens Konsthall (Österängen Art gallery) – group exhibition – Jönköping – 2017
• Gustavsbergs Konsthall (Gustavsbergs art gallery) – group exhibition – Stockholm – 2017
• Jazzfestivalen Bangen – group exhibition– Sandviken – 2017
• Konstcentrum i Gälve (Gävle Art center) – group exhibition – Gävle – 2016
• 6 minutes of architecture – group exhibition – Stockholm, 2016
• KLYS-Prata om villkoren – Konserthuset – Gävle – 2016
• Fiber-001 (gästrikelin) – Artproject exploring flax and textile making – Österfärnebo, 2014/16
• FFAR – ”Camouflage: the Background Melts Into the Body” – group exhibition- Stockholm-2014
• Norbergfestivalen – group exhibition – Electronic music festival – Norberg – 2013

Public commissions and public artworks:
• Swedish Art Council – Mackapär for imaginary spaces–2021
• Folkets Hus och Parker – 2020
• Region Gävleborg – Artistic assignments as a respons to Corona – 2020
• Kulturcentrum – Sandviken – 2017
• Kom till Byn! – artproject – Konstfrämjandet Gävleborg – Ovanåker, Hofors, Sandviken, 2015-2017
• DAVID KOMMER TILL STAN! – Socialt och tidsbaserat konstprojekt – Sandviken, 2014

Selected perfromances and events:
• AADK Spain – performance – Blanca, Spanien – 2022
• Galleri Syster–performance–Luleå–2021
• Österängens Konsthall – Performance – 2020
• Le Labo – Performance – Geneva – 2019
• Göteborgsoperans Hållbarhetsfestival – Gothenburg–2018
• Performance – Österängens Konsthall – Jönköping 2017
• Performance – Gustavsbergs Konsthall – Stockholm 2017
• Gävle Concerthall – ”KLYS- Conference” – Gävle – 2016
• Balkongfesten – Gävle Theater- Gävle – 2014
• ”Paintings w. Abigail Janijc” – performance – Konstfack – Stockholm – 2014

Curatorial work and art-project
• Exhibition and network project -xKONSTx  – Konstfrämjandet Gävleborg – 2022
• Sandvikens Nya Ögon – Skapande Skola in Sandviken–  Konstfrämjandet Gävleborg– 2022
• Exhibition project-Skogen mellan oss/Det finns i skogen – Konstfrämjandet Gävleborg-2021
• Residency project – OPTIC Suede & Optic X- Konstfrämjandet Gävleborg – 2019-202
• Network – Den Kollektiva Hjärnan – with support by Kulturrådet 2018-202
• Youth project – ISK-X Institutet för Samtida Klotter- Konstfrämjandet Gävleborg 2016/17
• Art project – Come to the village – by Konstfrämjandet Gävleborg –2016/17
• Art project –Fiber-001 (gästrikelin) – In Koversta Gammelby, 2014

Workshops and other commissions:
• Dialogue and performance – Från Kris till Kraft – Föreningen konstkonsulenterna – 2021
• Article – Tidskriften Provins – Slagordsgeneratorn Coronaversion – 2020
• Dialogue – Swedish Art Council – Folk och Kultur Summit – 2020
• Art dialogues– Swedish Art Council/Region Gävleborg– 2019
• Lecture–BRAK–KC Nord sumit_2019
• Lecture – Konstens rum–Sandviken–2019
• Workshop – Gävle Konstcentrum – 2018
• Lecture –Forum Konst – Region Gävleborg – Ljusne – 2018
• Lecture–Forum för communityart och fredspedagogik – ABF Gästrikebygden – Sandviken 2018
• Lecture–Tiden i väven– Silvanum – Ljusdalsbygdens museum – 2018

Selected education and work experiences:
Karin Bäckström
• Konstfrämjandet Gävleborg – Project leader
• Galleri Lars Palm – Art gallery – Sandviken – Curator program and exhibition production
• Konstkuben – Exhibition programing – Region Uppsala – 2018
• Konstfack – Textile in the expanded field – Master program – 2011-2013
• Swedish school of textiles – Bachelor in fashion design – 2006 – 2009
• Stenebyskolan – Folkhighschool – Fashion and design – 2004-2005
• Bollnäs Folkhögskola – Gävle art school – Folkfolkhighschool – 2002-2004

Jon Perman
• Konstfrämjandet Gävleborg – Project development – 2016/18
• Folkrörelsernas Konstfrämjande – Project development: Gävleborg – 2015
• Galleri Lars Palm – Art gallery – Sandviken – Curator program and exhibition production
• K.f Backbeatbolaget – culture associalation – chairman since 2015
• STALVERK.SE – experimental music label – since 2000
• Sound engineering – Gävle, 2000-2003

Residency’s:
• Moskosel creative Lab – Moskosel, Norrbotten, Sweden – 2023
• AADK – Blanca, Spain – 2022
• Optic – Picto Assosciation – Geneva , Switzerland – 2019

Grants:
• Ejva Damm – Gävle grants committee – 2022
• Swedish art´s grants committee – 1 year grant – 2020, 2022
• Swedish art´s grants committee – Travel grant – 2019, 2022
• Bror Ejves stipendium – Konstfrämjandet – 2018
• Kulturutveckling Gävleborg Region – 2014
• Karin och Erik Engmans Culture Foundation – 2012
• Fabrikör J. L. Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse – 2013
• Lars Bucans culture foundation – 2009, 2010, 2014. Lars Bucan scholarship – 2011
• Gunvor Göranssons cuture foundation – 2009, 2014, 2015