RAKEL & TEKLA BERGMAN FRÖBERG
Rakel and Tekla are twins and have always created together, ever since they were little.
“Our hands become each other’s. We see, choose and place — almost like a spell.
Four arms reach further than two.
Sometimes we crawl inside the sculptures, hold our hands against our hearts and gather strength. For a moment, we become the sculpture, and then we become ourselves again.
We carry what has been, what is, and perhaps also what has not yet happened.”
Details
We present
For three weeks, the Bergman Fröberg sisters have taken over Syntropia Art Space as their studio, through a residency awarded by Mothers in Residence.
They have pushed prams, drawn, built, cut, filmed and created a number of large-scale sculptures together.
About
During Gothenburg Culture Festival, the doors will open, offering visitors a glimpse into their work and the creations that has taking shape during the Mothers in Residence.
A recurring material in their practice is prams, alongside other animated materials and objects from the home.
The pram sculptures are constantly changing. They appear somewhere, and then they are taken apart. Something has happened. Life has made a few more rounds, and it can be seen in the tracks left by the wheels. They transform, just as we do, just as life itself does.
The pram sculptures are a depiction of what it feels like to be a mother.
Overwhelming emotions and thoughts have become matter. Now they can be touched. Sometimes they are almost sharp enough to cut yourself on.
The residency includes
Access to the gallery space
Wi-Fi and basic tools.
The opportunity to work independently or alongside other residency participants
Digital support from the Mothers in Residence board throughout the residency, with a check-in during the final week.
Please note that the workshop located behind the gallery is private and is not part of the residency.
Dates
27 August, 16:00–18:00
28 August, 12:00–15:00
29 August, 12:00–15:00
30 August, 12:00–15:00
For membership information, or to become a support member please visit the Mothers in Residence website.
Upcoming exhibitions
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27-30 August
Show and tell exhibition from what became of Mothers in Residence Tekla & Rakel Bergman Fröberg's summer residence
23 September - Opening reception
Opening of Linda Spåman's Major Arcana Fanzine exhibition. Come and draw your own fate
Thursday 24 September
The artist and comic artist Moa Romanova enters the world of games. Together with game developer Elvira Mattsson, she has created the interactive fanzine game A Walk Through Kramfors, which will be released as an app ahead of the Gothenburg Book Fair. Described as “Twin Peaks meets Game Boy meets point-and-click,” the project is planned to develop into a full-scale game over the coming years.
Alexandra Dahlberg, author and game developer, leads a conversation about the making of the game, the relationship between art and games, and what happens when these two worlds meet.
25 September - Galago party
Galago party at Linda Spåman's Major Arcana Fanzine exhibition. Come and dance with Linda Spåman's Major Arcana characters
Thursday 24 September
The artist and comic artist Moa Romanova enters the world of games. Together with game developer Elvira Mattsson, she has created the interactive fanzine game A Walk Through Kramfors, which will be released as an app ahead of the Gothenburg Book Fair. Described as “Twin Peaks meets Game Boy meets point-and-click,” the project is planned to develop into a full-scale game over the coming years.
Alexandra Dahlberg, author and game developer, leads a conversation about the making of the game, the relationship between art and games, and what happens when these two worlds meet.
October
HOME -
With Vilda Kvist, Eling Flognman, Lisa Andersson Andersson, Sandra Österling. Curated by Ellinor Augustini & Anna Maria Hedman
October
Farewell party to Syntropia art space at Smedjegatan 5
About
the Gallery
Syntropia Art Space is an unfunded, artist-run space founded and run by Anna Maria Hedman working with invited artists.
All exhibitions, performances, and public programmes are curated by Hedman and developed through long-term thinking, dialogue, and shared responsibility.
Syntropia Art Space does not charge artists to participate. Instead, it operates on a commission-based model, taking a percentage of sales to support the ongoing work of the space.
We are always open to new artists and ideas — don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Syntropia Art Space was built on two simple principles: inspired by a sentence overheard from curator Bettina Køppe, “I do not work with assholes,” and a commitment to working from vulnerability.
Syntropia Art Space does not operate as a rental gallery. Artists cannot hire the space, but are welcome to submit a portfolio, project proposal, or ideas for collaboration.
Proposals are carefully considered, though not all can be realised. Selection and prioritisation are active and necessary parts of the practice.
The space is a non-funded, art- and culture-led initiative that has operated since 2024, with a focus on so-called outsider art.
It provides a context for both emerging and established artists to work through process, experimentation, and public exchange, rather than rapid production or constant output.
The programme includes exhibitions, performances, book launches, music events, as well as curated dinners and conversations. The work is cross-disciplinary and shaped by a commitment to clear frameworks, artistic integrity, and the recognition of artistic labour as labour.
Syntropia Art Space operates within shifting and often temporary conditions, exploring how artistic practice can be sustained across changing sites and formats
Opening Hours
Closed during summer
During exhibitions curated by the gallery:
• Wednesday–Friday: 11:00–15:00.
• Saturday: 12:00–15:00 (weekend after openings)
Hours may vary; current times are announced on Instagram
To arrange a visit outside these hours, please email art@syntropia.space.
Contact
Address: Smedjegatan 5, 411 13 Göteborg
Email: art@syntropia.space
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