Elin Nielsen explores themes of repression, trauma, and power structures through sculptural and mixed-media works. Their practice examines the tension between control and resistance, often using material contrasts to reflect psychological and societal forces. Structures emerge that confine, reveal, or destabilize—challenging the viewer’s perception of what is held in place and what is breaking through.

Their work is shaped by an exploration of trauma and social issues—where the use of textures, forms, and symbols exposes the weight of repression, the imprints left on both body and mind, and the ways in which resilience emerges through rupture and reconstruction. The struggle against imposed norms unfolds in the cracks of what we accept as natural. At the same time, it questions how these very constructs shape not only what is seen, valued, or dismissed, but also who is granted access, who is allowed to rise, to move freely, to step beyond the boundaries they were born into. Through a combination of physical presence and conceptual depth, Elin Nielsen invites viewers to confront discomfort, question ingrained structures, and engage in self-reflection.

At its core, their practice is about making the unseen visible—giving form to what is often suppressed, forgotten, or dismissed. By exploring social issues, wounds and processes of healing, the work does not offer easy resolutions but instead creates space for critical dialogue and personal introspection.