Saskia Neuman Gallery’s presentation for Market Art Fair 2026 combines the austere and post-minimal practice of Swedish artist Kasper Nordenström with the challenging and fantastical work by the sculptor and ceramicist Matti Hoffner.

Kasper Nordenström (b.1987, Stockholm, Sweden) holds an MFA from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. The visual expression the artist employs is stripped down. Purposefully and systematically, paint seems to have been scraped away, leaving raw canvases, where the traces of color tones defy a will to disappear, be swallowed whole or dripping of dense linseed oil. The play between somber color and sleek shapes creates a presence, unearthing the work from a firm grip of stillness, where intention and identity are revealed simultaneously. Nordenström's austere expression touches on the visual traditions of Arte Povera and Post-minimalism. In the meeting between artist and material, an intimate relationship arises where affection, respect and contempt form a tangible charge in the work. These battles are constantly ongoing but hidden from the eyes of the outside world.

Matti Hoffner (b.1999, Karlshamn, Sweden) holds a BFA from Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design 2025. Matti Hoffner’s work is in constant motion, ever questioning the finality of art making. His sculptures have the ability to change and morph into new structures, creating a different tune or dialogue by urging the viewer to look at the work from a different, entirely new angle. This approach translates into questioning the entirety of the way in which we consume the work, proposing materiality and proposition as entry points into looking at visual art.