Jessica Ekström & Viola Dóra Lenkey

We are an artist-curator duo who are currently working on a project collaborating with NSFW.

Jessica Ekström (b. 1995) is a visual artist based in Gothenburg, Sweden. She holds a master’s degree in Fine Art Photography from HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg (2023), and has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in Sweden. With photography as method and artistic approach, Ekström uses her body and the self-portrait as an entry to question the gaze and its impact upon female representation. In her practice, she tends to proceed from herself as the character of a “woman”; the “woman” is a masquerade created by others, for others.

Viola Dóra Lenkey (b. 1998) is a curator from Budapest, earned her master’s degree in Contemporary Art Theory and Curatorial Studies from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts (2024). During her studies, she initiated an ongoing research project examining the evolution of female body representation in visual arts. Her focus lies in photography and performance art, particularly in the context of self-representation. Through her research, she explores whether self-representation can counteract exploitation and reduce social discrimination against marginalized bodies.