Emma Hartvig (b.1990) is an artist best known for her photographs of women. Her body of work is highly influenced by a desire to understand the parallels between solitude, intimacy and identity - often through her use of the cinematic, performative and theatrical. Hartvig attempts to find a frame that looks at the private / public persona - a frame that keeps reflecting a desire between wanting to remain inside our own space while still longing for a connection to the world and others. The figurative elements of the photographs is an ongoing study of the power and complexity in female representation, with an attempt to remove stigma and sexualization around nudity, and put focus on a person's own self-perception and their inner lives. Born and raised in Sweden, Hartvig moved to London where she completed a BA in photography at University of the Arts. She lived in Berlin, Paris and Copenhagen, and spent a major part of her early 20's in Los Angeles - places that influenced her work deeply. Eventually she settled in Vienna, with her husband and their two children, where she currently works on long term projects with the women of the city. Hartvig’s work has been exhibited in Milan, Vienna, London and Bratislava - with two upcoming solo shows in the U.S in 2025. Her work has been published in L'Oeil de la Photographie, Musée Magazine, Fisheye Magazine, Die Zeit and AnOther Magazine, amongst others. She was included in Rizzoli's book "Pools" (2020) and Hatje Cantz "The Swimming pool in Photography" (2017).