HERMIT – Sebastian Lindberg

The Hermit exhibition is based on processing a transcendental experience of nature through painting. The works can be seen as a symbolic commentary on humanity’s utilitarian relationship with nature.

In my paintings, I observe landscapes and explore abandoned structures that nature gradually reshapes. I am intrigued by the traces left by erosion and vegetation on man-made surfaces, and how nature reclaims environments altered by human hands. In some of my works, I depict this process of erosion using a technique where I press and pour paint while tilting the canvas, allowing gravity to contribute to the visual language of the paintings. In addition to direct observation of nature, I have drawn inspiration from the tradition of landscape painting, spanning from the Renaissance through Symbolism to contemporary art.

These paintings continue a kind of vanitas theme that I have been developing since 2012.

Sebastian Lindberg (b. 1978, Raahe) is a painter living and working in Helsinki. He graduated from the Free Art School in 2000. Lindberg has held solo and group exhibitions across Finland and has also participated in group exhibitions in Brazil. His works are included in collections such as HAM, the Helsinki Art Museum.

He is a member of the Finnish Painters’ Union and the Helsinki Artists’ Association.
This exhibition is supported by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.

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