Susanne Wellm (b.1965) lives and works in Copenhagen.
In Wellm´s practice historical, self-biographical and tactile dimensions are closely intertwined. For more than 20 years, she has collected existing photographic material and this comprehensive and personal archive is the departure and reference for her works. Based on a conceptual approach, Wellm combines existing motives with own photographs to spur new narratives investigating the quest to create meaning between ourselves and our surroundings.
Often multi-layered, blurring the boundaries of fact and fiction, her works poetically elude a specific reading. Wellm´s works are all unique and the result of both digital and analogue processes. In recent years she has introduced the sensuous qualities of textiles by either weaving or surface threading the works. These applications not only embrace the heritage women´s traditional handcraft but break new ground in our perception of photography.
Susanne Wellm has recieved numourous grants and prizes and is represented in national and international collections including; New Carlsberg Foundation, Denmark, The Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, USA, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan, The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark, The Museum of Photography, Brandts, Odense, Denmark.