“Jag doppar tårna i - inser min lott- men avvärjer klockslaget”    Group Exhibition, Reaktorhallen KTH, Stockholm, 2025 
 
Part of the exhibition Leakage as Resistance, William U. A. Mårdberg presented the sound-based work Jag doppar tårna i – inser min lott – men avvärjer klockslaget. The piece is composed from a single manipulated electric guitar, modulated through a pedalboard to evoke tones reminiscent of a cello or distant bells.

Using sonic subtractions and tonal delays, the work creates an inner acoustic space where confession, healing, and emotional residue surface. The composition suggests a stripped-down liturgical form—taken out of its traditional spatial context (such as the church)—but retaining its ceremonial gravity. The result is a minimalist but immersive experience that hovers between memory, resonance, and slow transformation.   

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“Hymn”
Group Exhibition, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (Mumok) 2025








Hymn is a narrative sound piece composed and written by William U. A. Mårdberg, featuring vocal narration by Maja Mårdberg. Through a sparse yet emotionally resonant soundscape, the work explores memory, loss, intimacy, and inner reflection. Merging spoken word with minimal composition, Hymn invites the listener into a contemplative space where voice and atmosphere converge. The piece was presented in the 2025 screening Regarding Pain at Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (MUMOK).
(Excerpt available upon request.)
“Hymn”
Group Exhibition, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (Mumok) 2025
Hymn is a narrative-driven sound piece composed and written by William Mårdberg, featuring vocal narration by Maja Mårdberg. Through layered soundscapes and spoken word, the piece explores themes of memory, loss, happiness and introspection. Hymn was presented as part of the 2025 screening Regarding Pain at Mumok.








"The Sinking Bed"
Solo Exhibition
Norrtälje Konsthall, 2022
The Sinking Bed is an installation by William Mårdberg that explores themes of transience and memory through sculptural forms and immersive environments. The work was featured in a solo exhibition at Norrtälje Konsthall in 2022.






“Hymn (1)”
"Förstaårsutställning"
Group Exhibition
Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, 2024
Hymn (1) is a video and sound composition created by William Mårdberg, with vocals by Maja Mårdberg. The work was showcased first time in this rendition during the "Förstaårsutställning" at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm, 2024.
“The Rinse Program”
‘UÄÄH’, Fylkingen, Stockholm, 2023.
Video and sound composition: Two 'ready-made' stuffed animals, tied together with a silk string, undergo the rinse cycle (Sköljningsprogrammet) of a washing machine. The work opens with Rachmaninoff’s Ave Maria and transitions into Sköljningsprogrammet, an original composition by William U. A. Mårdberg. Through this symbolic and tender process, the piece explores the fragility and resilience of monogamous relationships — a poetic reflection on care, repetition, and the quiet rituals we enact to preserve intimacy even under mechanical strain.

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