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MFA Photography

Barbara Marstrand

Photographer: Andrej Lamut

Math problems

Curve t, 2026. Inkjet print, aluminium, steel. 14 x 18.3 cm.
Curve f, 2026. Inkjet print, aluminium, steel. 14 x 18.3 cm.
Scaffold, 2026. Inkjet print, aluminium, steel. 130 x 173 cm.
Orbs, 2026. Inkjet print, aluminium, steel. 13 x 34.6 cm.
Math problem 1, archived, c. 2008. Laser print. 29.7 x 21 cm.
Corners, 2025. Inkjet print, aluminium, steel. 39 x 17.3 cm.
Beams, 2025. Inkjet print, aluminium, steel. 13 x 52.9 cm.
Math problem 2, archived, c. 2008. Pencil on paper. 29.7 x 21 cm.

In a world of chaos, how does one create order? And in a world of rigidness, how to liberate oneself? Math problemsplays with reason in imagery. Photographs are assembled in excerpts of grids to form an internal system that organises details from the world around. A grid is non-hierarchical, infinitely extendable, and projected as if seen from no vantage point; features that are offset by the photographic gaze. Attention to detail is reflected in meticulous lines, while pixelation and erasures make perfection an ideal. Logic can be cold, as the temperature on the graph, yet visually enticing.