Alexander Salvesen (b. 1990 in Turku) is a Finnish-Swedish visual artist who works broadly and without prejudice across different artistic media. Light often plays a central role in his works, which are grounded in the relationships between colors and forms as well as the associations and perceptual experiences they evoke. His art frequently draws from nature and our surrounding socio-political climate, addressing issues such as the ongoing mass extinction, the climate crisis, and humanity’s blind spots. At present, he is particularly interested in the complexity of perception, the puzzling nature of time, and humanity’s obsession with consumption, destruction, and travel in the final ages of turbocharged fossil capitalism.

Salvesen’s works have been widely exhibited in galleries, art halls, museums, and events in Finland and internationally. He also occasionally works within the context of performing arts and as a curator of light art. Salvesen currently lives and works in Helsinki.

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