carboncollective™ is an ongoing series in which we are showcasing some of the more interesting up and coming photographers from Scandinavia. Over the last year, we've selected some of the best new photographers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in order to show you a selection of their work. All of the photographers we've chosen are proponents of the New Nordic Photography movement and their work demonstrates a strong sense of Scandinavian Æsthetics .
Our eighth photographer is Jenny Kristina Nilsson (born 1985) from Gävle in Sweden. Originally from Östersund, in the middle of the country, Jenny is currently studying Creative Writing at the University of Gävle but has plans to study photography from the Fall.
“I take pictures because I want to tell stories and in order to explore subjects I’m interested in. Right now my photographs revolve around the issues of identity, loneliness, everyday life, emotions and one’s sense of self. I feel that my pictures tell me something about myself and my life. They form a sort of a weird diary.”
Together with other carboncollective™ photographers such as Sannah Kvist and Emilie Björk, Jenny Kristina Nilsson’s work can simplistically be described as Scandinavian Realism with a strong undercurrent of Nordic Angst. Solitary figures, always partially obscured, are glimpsed within intimate but claustrophobic spaces or dwarf-like against the brooding force of nature. Flooded, as always, by the intense and oppressive white light of Scandinavia. Judge for yourself by taking a look at a selection of her work below and in the carboncollective™ VIII gallery. Remember to read the profiles of other photographers in the carboncollective™ series and to view our online galleries of their work:
“Since I was a little kid I’ve always loved acting and my big dream for many years was to become an actress. Photography was not even on my radar.”
Jenny started taking pictures in 2006, around the same time that she moved to the small town of Blekinge. Perhaps due to the effect of living alone for the first time in a small town without much going on, but the move led to a sudden desire to be more creative. Jenny bought her first camera (a Canon EOS 350d) and began taking photos everyday. Having truly discovered her passion for photography following her move to Gävle to attend art school, it turned out that the official course syllabus didn’t include photography and so Jenny had to work hard in her spare time to keep her passion alive.
“I realized then that this was something I wanted to do. I had so much fun with it and got a lot of appreciation from my Flickr. People seemed to like my stuff.”
Take a look at a selection of Jenny Kristina Nilsson’s photographs in the carboncollective™ VIII gallery.
Jenny Kristina Nilsson on Flickr
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