Hans Rosenström exhibits in two solo shows this autumn: in Stockholm at Weld during September 9–13, and at The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York City, on view until October 9.
Over five days in September, two of Hans Rosenström's recent sound installation, Broken Chord and Tidal Tears, will be presented at Weld
Both Broken Chord (2025) and Tidal Tears (2025) take the human voice – with its varying nuances and character – as their starting point. When experienced in succession, the works form an ever-changing spatial choreography of sound, light and presence.
Broken Chord was first exhibited in Rosenström’s solo show Gradually, the suddenly at Helsinki Contemporary in May–June, 2025. The work has been also seen in Oslo's Atelier Nord in autumn 2025.
Tidal Tears was part of the latest edition of the Helsinki Biennial in 2025.
Hans Rosenström’s exhibition Conspirare is currently on view in The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in Brooklyn, New York City. The exhibition remains on view until October 9.
Using transducer speakers mounted to locally sourced industrial glass, steel and reclaimed wood, Rosenström creates sound interventions alongside a series of photographs that reflect the fragile yet resilient coexistence of nature and industry.
The exhibition draws inspiration from the nearby Newtown Creek, a waterway shaped by over a century of industrial activity, including the toxic sediment colloquially known as “black mayonnaise.” Yet amidst these dystopian conditions, natural ecosystems persist: ribbed mussels cling to steel and concrete piers, filtering polluted water through their bodies and adapting to an environment defined by extraction and decay. Through field recordings of mussels at the creek paired with the human voice, Rosenström captures the nearly imperceptible acts of breathing, filtration, and vibration.
Hans Rosenström was a resident at ISCP from January to June 2024, supported by Uniarts Helsinki’s Academy of Fine Arts and Saastamoinen Foundation.