Welcome to an artist talk and coversation with Max Ockborn.

Presented by KONSITORI at Skånes konstförening
19 August, 18.30–21.00

Language: Swedish

Max Ockborn has established himself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Swedish sculpture. Through a slow, material-oriented process, he builds works from collected and found materials – wood, acrylic compound, silicone, glue, and others. These are gradually brought together into sculptural forms that come to life between figures and objects, human, animal, and something less defined.

The artist talk is organised by KONSTITORI, a platform for public encounters with artists who use food and edible materials as a medium, material, or subject matter.

KONSTITORI will serve carrot cake and coffee, on the house.fika. Free admission.

Max Ockborn (b. 1983) is a Malmö-based artist holding an MFA in Fine Arts as well as a Master’s degree in Critical and Educational Studies from Malmö Art Academy. Although his practice is primarily sculptural, it also encompasses text, video, and sound.  

Ockborn’s work has been widely exhibited at venues such as Krognoshuset, Malmö Art Museum, Cultural Documents in Italy, Röda Sten Konsthall, Moderna Museet Malmö, Skissernas Museum, Bonniers Konsthall, Kalmar Art Museum, and the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. He has also completed public art commissions for Göteborg Konst and Stockholm Konst. His work is represented in the collections of Malmö Art Museum, Skissernas Museum, the Swedish Public Art Agency (Statens konstråd), Stockholm Konst, Göteborg Konst, Region Skåne, Region Uppsala, and the Maria Bonnier Dahlin Foundation.

www.maxockborn.com

KONSTITORI is a platform founded byJanneke Schoene in 2024. It highlights artists who use food and other edible materials to communicate ideas and create encounters with audiences in which experiences and memories connected to taste, smell, and texture can be shared. The 2026 programme is supported by the City of Malmö.

Facebook/Instagram: @Konstitori

Skånes konstförening is supported by the City of Malmö, the Region Skåne, and the Swedish Arts Council.

Portrait: Henrik Hellström
Image: Morotskaka (Carrot Cake), Max Ockborn, 2026. Photo: LCB