Henrik Rylander (b. 1966, Malmoe, Sweden) is an artist, composer and photographer. He has performed in several important festivals and venues, including NOtCH Festival,China (2007), The Stockholm New Music Festival (2006), Impakt Festival (Utrecht, Holland, 2005), GAS (Gothenburg, Sweden, 2005), Aarhus (Denmark, 2005), Sonar Festival, (Barcelona, Spain, 2004) and multiple performances at Fylkingen in Stockholm. Additionally, he has released 6 solo records (so far) + several in collaboration.
As an artist he has done nine solo exhibitions of his installation work, including shows at Fargfabriken in Stockholm, and participated in several group exhibitions. Rylander has received numerous awards and recognition for his work, including STIM (The Swedish Performing Rights Society) grant (2005, 2007), The Swedish Arts Grants Committee (2001), and The Robert Frank Scholarship (1998).
He has performed in a trio with Pan Sonic, and as part of the improv jazz project Space Is The Place with Mats Gustafsson, Ken Vandermark, Lasse Marhaug, David Stackenas and Paal Nilssen-Love. Rylander also is known for being the drummer and co-founder of the rock combo Union Carbide Productions (1986-1993). He is a founding member of The Skull Defekts.
His first art-book was published by Kning Disk in early 2007. Rylander lives and works in Gothenburg, Sweden. www.henrikrylander.com
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