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Per Kesselmar, a Stockholm-based artist who graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1990, centers his artistic philosophy on essential elements, aiming for stillness and meditation by highlighting the intensity in the subtle, and the infinite in the inherit light. His minimalist approach is influenced by abstract pioneers like Kazimir Malevich, Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin, and Ad Reinhardt, as well as movements such as Light and Space and the Zero Group. Kesselmar's practice frequently incorporates various metals, applying numerous thin, transparent oil color layers onto their flat surfaces to create a visual effect where the painting's surface shifts with changing light. His objective is to guide the viewer into a heightened state of presence where clarity emerges and ordinary details are perceived as sublime, with his paintings described as "empty projection screens" where art emerges through perception and experimentation. His works are held in notable collections in Sweden and internationally, including the Museum of Modern Art Stockhol, Norrköping Art Museum, Skövde Art Museum, Åbo Art Museum, RIRA Collection Cologne, Sten A Olsson Art Collection Göteborg, and Åmells Collections Stockholm.

The artist biographies for Witness Nothing were collaboratively written by curatorial interns Julyet Carillo and Elisa Leyva, with the oversight of Henry Schulte Assistant Curator of Practice. The content was compiled from a variety of sources, including personal websites, institutional biographies, critical essays, artist interviews, and exhibition texts. A comprehensive bibliography of all sources used is provided below. It is important to note that Gemini, a Google AI, was utilized in the editing process to condense and refine the initial drafts into more concise paragraphs, using the prompt: "Use the following information to shorten each artist bio to one paragraph.”  

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