Canticum

27.04 – 31.05.2024

In the suite of works exhibited at Sigtunastiftelsen, Erik Jeor has allowed himself to be guided by silence, towards a listening of painting. Wandering amidst Stockholm’s natural landscapes during the height of the pandemic gave rise to a new landscape imagery with soft, fresh hues of color. Here, the artist is met by the chastisement and liberation of the nordic seasons, with subtle sounds of ice, water and fauna. The paintings carry the ability to ‘record’ their surroundings and convey both their sound as well as silence. In them, silence becomes more than the absence of sound.

“Does an echo resonate from nature?” “Does joy linger from its melody?”

Colour is vital in the delicate process of dripping and brush strokes. It serves not just a mere tool at the artist's disposal, but is allowed to move freely and establish shapes across the foundation. The motif is heaven and earth. There is a deliberate intent behind the transition across places and states of being. The work explores not only our relationship with nature, but with faith as well. In Erik Jeor's painting, there is a desire to turn towards God and receive, wandering in nature and the act of painting. The landscapes catch the melancholia of our time, while the painting bears witness to a lasting and eternal beauty. Notes of a new song emerge out of deafening silence.