Six curators, photographers, and gallery owners will be present to discuss your work with you. During the portfolio review, you will meet two of them, and in your application, you specify which two you would most like to meet. Each conversation lasts 20 minutes, and you choose what and how many images you want to show, and whether you want feedback or advice on something specific. Come prepared with a computer or printed material so you can quickly get into the conversation.

You have the opportunity to meet:

Mia Bengtsson Plynning, National Coordinator at Centrum för fotografi

Johanna Haverlind, Head of Exhibitions/Deputy Museum Director, Arbetets museum in Norrköping

Eric Magassa, artist

Alexander Mahmoud, photographer at Dagens Nyheter

Helena Scragg, Exhibition Curator, Norrköping Art Museum

Jeanette Steinsland, Gallery Owner at Gallery Steinsland Berliner

Number of participants: 12

Price
Member of Centrum för fotografi: 150 SEK + VAT
Non-member: 250 SEK + VAT In addition to this, you also need to buy a Spegla pass. CFF members receive a 5% discount on the SPEGLA pass (you can find the discount code here in the industry guide.)

Registration
Register at: anmalan@centrumforfotografi.se.
Please state your name, e-mail address, telephone number and which two people you would most like to meet, as well as SPEGLA in the subject line.

Centrum för fotografi’s arrangements during SPEGLA are supported by Region Östergötland

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More info about reviewers

Mia Bengtsson Plynning works as a national coordinator at Centrum för Fotografi. In her role, she works to promote Centrum för fotografi’s work throughout the country and connects local photographic networks with photographers and events nationally. Alongside her position, she also works as a picture editor and partner in Link Image AB, where she lectures, sells photography to art buyers, arranges viewings, curates exhibitions and helps established photographers to promote their work. In addition to this, Mia Bengtsson Plynning is one of five members of the Tuija Lindström Association, which manages the artistry after photography professor Tuija Lindström.

Johanna Haverlind is Head of Exhibitions/Deputy Museum Director at Arbetets museum in Norrköping. She is a trained exhibition producer and project manager who has been working as Head of Exhibitions at Arbetets museum for the past 11 years. She has extensive experience in meeting photographers and discussing important topics, storytelling/narratives, target groups, spatiality and exhibition production. She is also the chair of the jury for Arbetets museum’s Documentary Photography Prize and Dokfotosalong.

Eric Magassa is an artist who works cross-artistic with painting, photography, video and collage through which he explores issues of identity, liminality and its connection to memories and places. Previous exhibitions include Malmö Konsthall (2023), Gothenburg Art Museum (2022), Marres House for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht, the Netherlands (2021), Gothenburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art GIBCA (2019), Valongo Festival, Santos, Brazil (2019).

Alexander Mahmoud is a photographer at Dagens Nyheter. He began his professional life at Smålandsposten’s youth editorial office during high school, and has since worked primarily with press photography. He was awarded Revelation of the Year, the Stora Journalistpriset 2021, and the 2023 Documentary Photography Prize by Arbetets museum.

Helena Scragg has been an exhibition curator at Norrköping Art Museum since 2007, but also works as a curator, project manager and writer. She has curated and produced temporary exhibitions, seminars and mediating content. The temporary exhibitions relate to the museum’s collection with an emphasis on Swedish 20th century art. The international outlooks, which often involve Nordic artists, are another important track. Curatorially, she is drawn to artistic practices that address current issues concerning society and politics.

Jeanette Steinsland is the founder and operations manager at Gallery Steinsland Berliner. She has curated and arranged various exhibitions at art galleries and institutions both in and outside Sweden, and has worked as an art editor. Jeanette Steinsland is educated at Central Saint Martins in London.