Linn Sjöstedt
Linn Sjöstedt (b. 1988, SE) is a ceramic artist and sculptor based in Gustavsberg, Stockholm. She creates colourful, tactile ceramic sculptures that often imitate everyday objects such as skincare products or food items. By shifting their scale, she opens new ways of seeing the objects that shape our daily lives. Her practice moves between humour and critical reflection, addressing how consumer culture, beauty ideals, and identity are inscribed in the objects we surround ourselves with.
She studied at Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm and has exhibited at venues including Galleri BOX (Gothenburg), Karlskoga Konsthall, Format (Oslo), Liljevalchs Konsthall (Stockholm), and Open Craft (Örebro).
Maximal återfuktning (Maximum Hydration)
Stoneware
59 × 68 × 56 cm
2025
In Between the Lines, Sjöstedt presents new works from her ongoing project exploring skincare and the beauty industry. The large stoneware sculpture Maximal återfuktning (Maximum Hydration) (66 × 65 × 51 cm) evokes the soft forms of cream, while the two tall sculptures Rutinen II and Rutinen III resemble stacked containers.
At this enlarged scale, the works invite new interpretations, where the heaviness and permanence of the material contrast with the fleeting promises of skincare. Through the use of glaze and polished surfaces, Sjöstedt highlights the tactile and sensuous qualities of the material. Her works can be read as reflections on body, consumption, and beauty ideals in contemporary society, where the everyday is transformed into something both playful and critical.
Rutinen II
Stoneware
90 × 36 × 26 cm
2025
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Rutinen III
Stoneware
83 × 28 × 28 cm
2025
“I first encountered Linn’s work at FORMAT in 2023, in the exhibition “Images Knocking on Your Door,” where her series immediately caught my attention. Her sculptures are delicate, playful, and vibrant, yet they address deeper issues of beauty, the body, and consumer culture. What I admire most is how her works remain feminine and sensitive while engaging with urgent questions of our time, without becoming moralising. This balance between the visual and the conceptual is what makes her practice so powerful.”
— Katia Maria Hassve, Curator