My work often starts with a contradiction that I see in a specific place or in a phenomenon. I am interested in the distortion between the obvious and the underlying meaning. My primary goal is not to make this distortion visible but it is of decisive importance to arouse my interest. I usually use ordinary materials in my art that you can find in any grocery store. The way I work with these materials, cutting, melting, gluing and shaping, gives the artwork its characteristics. The starting point is nevertheless this distortion that will be a part of the artwork for the viewers to discover. Carina Nyberg was born in 1971. In 1999 she received a Master of Fine Arts degree from University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. She lives and works in Stockholm.