Ricard Estay is a photographer, artist and writer who grew up in Fittja, Stockholm (Sweden), with roots from Chile. He is using visual storytelling and poetry to create complex portraits of both physical and mental places. He has previously released the books “Livet är en Fittja” (Life is a Fittja) from 2011 and “Boken” (The Book) from 2015, and moves between fiction, memories and critical depictions of a segregated city. In his latest photo and text based project “En gång i betongen” (Once Upon a Time in the Outskirts) from 2019, the perspective is presented from within a place that is rarely given its own voice.
In addition to his own practice, he has been freelancing since 2008 in various media rolls. More recently he has been working for the Public Art Agency Sweden as a photographer and filmmaker since 2015, documenting contemporary public art in Sweden.
Contact
info@ricardestay.com +46 (0)762 11 11 46
Clients
Vagabond Magazine Arkitektur Magazine Paletten Magazine
Konstnären Magazine Konst Perspektiv Magazine Kunstkritik
Aftonbladet CUARTO Magazine BAUWELT Magazine Nordiska Museet
PNK SLM Recordings Vox PR Saltkråkan Sveriges Television SVT
Statens fastighetsverk Stocktown Films Arkdes Map13BCN Folket i Bild
ETC Sony Music Södertörn University Statens konstråd & More
Books
ISBN: 978-91-633-9215-3
ISBN: 978-91-637-8563-4
ISBN: 978-91-639-9880-5
Diaspora Letters (2021) co-author with Nicolás Wormull
Publisher André Frère Éditions
ISBN: 978-91-519-8566-4
Grants
Kreativa Fonden Botkyrka 2017 – 2018
Sveriges Författarfond 2020 – 2021
Public Collection
Botkyrka Konsthall, Botkyrka kommun
Våra Gårdar, Folkets Hus och Parker
Exhibitions
Det vackra i det fula (MKC 2008)
I människotakt (MKC 2009)
I människotakt 2 (Artlab 2011)
Vårsalongen (Liljevalchs 2011)
F.F.F (Kulturhuset 2016)
Härifrån (Botkyrka konsthall 2019)
Internationella Motståndsmuseet 1978-2020 (Södertälje konsthall 2019-2020)
En gång i betongen (Goethe Institutet, Stockholm 2021)
Diaspora Letters (Södertälje konsthall 2021)