This monumental analog vintage print from 1994 measures 1100 x 870 mm. It is a unique artwork framed in an original hand-welded metal frame by the artist herself.

Tuija Lindström (1950-2017) was a Finnish-Swedish photographer renowned for elevating photography in Sweden from a documentary medium to a concept-based art form.

She made her breakthrough in the early 1990s with her groundbreaking photo series Kvinnorna vid Tjursjön (The Girls at Bull’s Pond). In this suite, soft and dreamlike black and white photos of naked women floating in a dark lake are accompanied by huge prints of irons, some covered in red blood. Lindström’s work raises questions about identity, feminism, gender roles, violence, and women’s situation in society. Without telling the full story, she leaves the interpretation open to the viewers.

In 1992, Lindström became Sweden’s first female professor in photography. During her decade-long career at the University of Gothenburg, she transformed the photo program from a technical education to a more theoretical one, incorporating courses such as feminist theory and art history. Her influence as a professor and as an artist has made a profound impact on the Nordic photo scene. As a woman and photographer in a male-dominated context, she was an important role model for many younger women who became photographers and photo-based artists during the 1990s and 2000s.