Malin Enström

About Between Heartbeats:
The convergence of scales and temporalities are contained within those few moments that, subjectively/personally/intimately, separate a past and the future. A molecular chain reaction is catalyzed into a fleeting grasp of gold tentacles, flashing beyond the receding depths of meandering snow crystals. A connection to the universe—micro, meso, macro, near, far and infinite—happens for an instant, set against the void of space as the old year passes, wiping clean the slate with promise for the year to come.

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR

Malin Enström is a visual artist based in St. John’s. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, she has also lived in Southern Europe, North Africa and North America. The main focus of Ms. Enström’s practice is photography and textiles, for which she has the Arts & Letters Award twice (2013 & 2017) and was a finalist for 2014 Emerging Visual Artist Award (VANL-CARFAC Excellence in Visual Arts). Ms. Enström was nominated for the YWCA: St. John’s Women of Distinction Award 2016 for her first solo show, One of of Nine.

Ms. Enström explores shapes, surfaces, patterns, and textures in landscapes and objects, and celebrates their often unexpected relationships. She strives to reveal how lines can flow in natural and constructed environments and how their softness can create contrasts with surface colours and textures. Ms. Enström’s work can be found in many private and public collections. She is represented by The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Photo by Rhonda Pelley