Tina Umer
B. 1991, Koper, Slovenia
Based in Gothenburg, Sweden
From a photographic standpoint I look at my immediate environments, both online or offline, be it alghoritmic advertisement, human-altered landscape, or a cityscape; seen through a struggle, an urge to control, classify and maximise profits. I’m also interested in objects we produce and consume, and how they shape us, our present and future. These can be objects of cheap e-commerce, second hand items or consumable produce of agribusiness.
My mediums are photography, textile art and publications.
2017-2019 MFA Photography, Valand Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE
2012-2016 BA Visual Communication, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana, SI
2011-2012 Alternative Photographic Techniques, Vrå Højskole, Vrå, DK
2008-2011 High School for Design and Photography, Ljubljana, SI
Exhibitions
2025
Medlemsutställning Galleri 54, Gothenburg, SE
“CFF Salong”, KPP Galleri, Gothenburg, SE
“The Spanish Desert”, Kakelugn Galleri, Gothenburg, SE
“Acts of Containment” with Alberto Rossi, Lars Dyrendom, Galleri Resistance, Gothenburg, SE
“Överlapp”, exhibition and publication launch, Kinesiska Muren, Gothenburg, SE
“SPOTLIGHT Februari”, Gallery 54, Gothenburg, SE
2024
“Upplaga 6 - helg för självpublikation”, NEJD, Gothenburg, SE
“CFF Periferi”, Book Fair, Landskrona Foto, Landskrona, SE
“Jubileumsutställning CFF 25 år”, Centrum För Fotografi, Stockholm, SE
“By the Sea”, Göteborgs Bildverstads memberutställning, Gothenburg, SE
“Take 10 Press Library Showcase”, Skogen, Gothenburg, SE
2023
“Gone Shopping”, Astra Zeneca Konstförening, Gothenburg, SE
"Liljevalchs Vårsalong", Stockholm, SE
"Horror Vacui", Detriti Gallery, Göteborg, SE
2022
“Twentyfour Seven” with Eva-Teréz Gölin, Steneby Konsthall, Dals Långed, SE
“CFF Periferi”, Book Fair, Landskrona Foto, Landskrona, SE
“Holy Clicking” with Eva-Teréz Gölin, Hammarkullen Konsthall, GBG, SE
“Publishing as Artistic Practice”, curated by Lani DuVall, Vulkano GBG, SE
“By the Sea” Fönstret, CFF, Stockholm, SE
“By the Sea”, Göteborgs Bildverstad members exhibitions, Klippan, GBG, SE
“Gone Clicking - Rugs”, Boy Konsthall, Bollebygd, SE
2021
“CFF Periferi zine project”, touring exhibitions and talks, Skövde Konstmuseum, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, CFF Stockholm, Borås Konstmuseum, SE
“Gone Shopping”, Konstrummet Skärhamn Bibliotek, Tjörn, SE
“Dutch WIlderness”, Risåsgatan 12, Göteborg, SE
“Gone Clicking - Rugs”, part of The Internet Yami-Ichi, Aksioma and Dobra Vaga, Ljubljana, SI
2020
”Dutch Wilderness”, AiR Witte Rook, Breda, NL
”Gone”, gna projects, Stockholm, SE
2019
“Wind and Mountains”, Konsthall Nord, Aalborg, DK
“The Great Elastic”, WIP Konsthall, Stockholm, SE
“This is not a Departure Hall”, Rödasten Konsthall, Gothenburg, SE
2018
Nordic Dummy Award tour, exhibition of shortlisted dummies (2018-2019), SE, NO, DK, FI, IS
“Rest Assured in Unknown Places”, gallery Format, Malmö, SE
“Gone Clicking”, solo show at Gallery Rotor2, Valand Academy, Gothenburg, SE
Artist book release, part of “Published”, Hasselblad Foundation, Gothenburg, SE
2016
“Different Worlds”, Kino Šiška & Photon - Center for Contemporary Photography, Ljubljana, SI
2015
“Rdečenuzeleno”, Apolonio palace & Gallery KUD Esko, Piran, SI
“Friends in Art”, part of ”Artefatto 10“, Trieste, IT
”Predvidevanje/ Předvídání / Foreseeing“, Gallery Photogether, Zlin, CZ
2014
“Renaissance of the 19th century photography”, Central European -House of Photography, Bratislava, SK
”Uncooked culture”, The Tabernacle, London, UK
“Different Worlds: Young Contemporary Photography”, Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, SI
“Olika in kultura” organised by KUD Čas, Olika, SI
Circus Terminal Worldwide, Uncooked culture, Piran, SI
“Sporno” (“Controversial”), part of the festival Photonic Moments 2014, ALUO, Ljubljana, SI
Publications
2025 Överlapp, collective project with 30 Göteborg artists,
ISBN 9789-1531-39-87-4, SE
2022 “Gone Clicking”, edition of 500, self published,
ISBN 9789-1527-161-75, SE
2021 “Dutch WIlderness”, edition of 75, Periferi, CFF,
ISBN 9789-1987-368-78, SE
2018 “Danish Mountains”, book dummy
2015 “Old&New”, self published, edition of 20
Grants
2025 One-year work grant, Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2023 Travel Grant, Konstnärsnämden/ Swedish Arts Grants Association
2024 Travel Grant, Västra Götalands Regionen
2021 One-year Work Grant, Swedish Arts Grants Committee
2019 Hasselblad Foundations Anniversary Stipend, SE
2019 OPSTART, Kulturkontakt Nord, DK
2018 AAA Stipendium, AAA Stiftelsen, SE
2018 Adlerbertska Stipendierstiftelsen, SE