Mirai Nemoto Nilsson                                                                                 projects                info                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                                            





Email: m.nemotonilsson@gmail.com
Based in Gothenburg, Sweden





CV


EDUCATION

2019—2021:
Master of Fine Arts in Design, HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg  

2016—2019:
Bachelor of Fine Arts with a specialisation in Visual Communication, Linnaeus University, Kalmar

2015—2016:
Foundation Diploma in Art, Media & Design, Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe  


PROJECTS:

2025:
“Fiber!”, NSFW, November 2025, Gothenburg
Assistant editor for a publication that highlights Gothenburg’s contemporary textile art scene. The project was led and curated by Lani DuVall, doublegemini93.
︎ Read more about the project: https://www.newdomain.se/projects/fiber

Poetry reading performance:
Röda sten konsthall, November 2025, Gothenburg
︎ Read more about the project: https://rodastenkonsthall.se/en/programpunkt/open-call-2/

“Unlearning with companions”, May 2025, Gothenburg
A riso-printed zine publication made in collaboration with Maria Anctchougova, Lani DuVall and Hedda Hälserudh. The publication was exhibited as part of Maria’s artistic research project “Reharsals of Refusal” at Galleri Rotor.


EXHIBITIONS

2023:
“A zine is a zine is a zine”, Take 10 Press, Galleri Box, June 2023, Gothenburg
︎ Read more about the project: https://take10press.com/a-zine-is-a-zine-is-a-zine

2020:
“The Last Supper”, Stockholm Furniture Fair, February 2020, Stockholm

2019:
“Re;”, Graduation exhibition about change and transformation, May 2019, Kulturparken Småland, Växjö

2018:
“Traces”, Speculative exhibition on nuclear waste, December 2018, +Change Project Space at Teaterhörnet, Kalmar

“Ocean of Futures”, Infographic Poster Exhibition as part of Kalmarsund Sustainability Week, September 2018, +Change Project Space at Teaterhörnet, Kalmar

“I Showed Up to See Art”, Zine exhibition on power relations, June 2018, +Change Project Space at Teaterhörnet, Kalmar

2017:
“We - Artist Books”, Artist book on ‘Kalmarit’, January 2017, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar


WORKSHOPS

2023:
“Propaganda and Political Development”, A mapping workshop where students analysed contemporary and historical political party campaigns and movements as an entry point to understanding propaganda and graphic language, 2DI586 Module 3: Propaganda vs. Advertising, October 2023, Linnaeus University, Kalmar

“Location Drawing”, Students were introduced to basic drawing methods for sketching animals and plants, as well as abstract visualisation drawing techniques, 1DI186 Module 1: Introduction – Sustainability & Creativity, September 2023, Linnaeus University, Växjö

“Introduction to Lo-Fi Prototyping and Stakeholder Mapping”, Workshop facilitator for two workshops on interaction design tools with a focus on resilience, 1DI286 Module 4: Interaction Design I - Resilience, May 2023, Linnaeus University, Kalmar

2022:
“My Daily Ritual”, A workshop on creating a daily ritual for a fictional character, 2DI586 Module 3: Propaganda vs. Advertising, October 2022, Linnaeus University, Kalmar

“Learning Luggage”, Mapping workshop on identifiying and contextualising students’ design process from a complex perspective of sustainability as preparation for their thesis project, 2DI68E Module 1: The State of Things, February 2022, Linnaeus University, Kalmar

2021:
“A Campaign for Change”, A campaign creation workshop and an introduction to the field of visual communication and sustainabilty, Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art Design and Media Programme, YD2DFS1 / Unit 08: Personal Confirmatory Study,December 2021, *virtual*, Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe

“Zoom Green Screen Workshop”, Advertisment poster creation workshop, 2DI580 Module 3: Propaganda vs. Advertising,October 2021, *virtual*, Linnaeus University, Kalmar

“Zoom Green Screen Workshop”, A workshop investigating digital collaging using green screen function on Zoom, February 2021, *virtual*, HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg

2020:
“A Choreographed Fika”, A workshop exploring the Swedish Fika through bodily performance, abstract-thinking and materialisation, February 2020, HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg

“Human Meets Stone”, A drawing and site-specific workshop on intra-action between human beings and stones of Sandsjöbacka, April 2020, Sandsjöbacka Naturreservat, Gothenburg

“Articulating Loss”, A poetry writing workshop on the impact of school closures and lost opportunities for learning amid COVID-19 pandemic, November 2020, *virtual*,  Gothenburg

“An Inquiry into the Act of Collaging through Co-creation”, A workshop based on Jacques Rancière’s concept on Visualising the Distribution of the Sensible through collage as aesthetics, November 2020, Gothenburg

“Att lära känna Delsjön”, A site-specific workshop exploring collage as a method for mapping and co-creation processes, In collaboration with Mathilda Qu Design, November 2020, Gothenburg

2019:
“Narrating Crisis”, Student-led co-teaching workshop, March 2019, Linnaeus University, Kalmar

“Design Futuring on Crisis Preparedness”, Poetry and speculative fiction workshop on crisis scenario building, February 2019, Linnaeus University, Kalmar

2018:
“Ocean of Futures”, Arts and crafts workshop using plastic waste in conjunction with Oceans of Futures Exhibition, Kalmarsund Sustainability Week, September 2018, Linnaeus University, Kalmar


TALKS

2022:
“Crisis Retold: Sweden’s crisis preparation for shelter rooms, Artist Talk, 7th March 2022, *virtual*, Linnaeus University

2021:
+Change Alumni Talk,  21 September 2021, *virtual*, Linnaeus University

“Collaging the Immaterial”, Artist Talk & Film Screening of Rhythm of the Unknown, Talk curated by KOLLATITUDE, May 2021, *virtual*, HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg

2019:
“Crisis Retold”, Artist Talk & Film Screening, May 2019, +Change Project Space, Teaterhörnet, Kalmar

2018:
“Taste Before You Waste”, Produced and presented digital illustrations for a talk on food waste in collaboration with Taste Before You Waste for Waste Research Day, March 2018, Linnaeus University, Växjö