MASKINEN IS LOCATED IN UMEÅ AT PILGATAN 28 IN THE NORTHERN PART OF SWEDEN - AND IS RUN BY:

RASMUS ALBERTSEN, ELIN BRUUN-NYSTEDT, CARL-ERIK ENGQVIST, AND PER-ARNE STRÄNG

MASKINEN IS AN ARTIST-RUN NON-PROFIT GALLERY. OUR AMBITION IS TO RUN AN UNTRADITIONAL GALLERY THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY WORK INSIDE THE "WHITE CUBE". WE WANT TO TEST BOUNDERIES OF WHAT CAN BE DONE AND ARE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING EXPERIMENTAL METHODS AND EXPRESSIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ART

WE WANT TO CREATE AN ACTIVE MEETINGPLACE FOR DIFFERENT INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTISTS THROUGH COOPORATION WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. THE GOAL IS TO MAKE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE BIGGER AND MORE ESTABLISHED INSTITUTIONS IN UMEÅ'S ARTSCENE AND GIVE PLACE TO LESSER EXPOSED TRENDS IN THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF CONTEMPORARY ART. ESTABLISHED, AS WELL AS UNESTABLISHED ARTISTS ARE REPRESENTED IN MASKINEN.