Caledonia Curry, better known by her pseudonym Swoon, is a pioneering contemporary artist and filmmaker. Born in Connecticut in 1977, she was one of the first women to gain international recognition in the then heavily male-dominated street art scene. After studying at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, she began to place her art in public spaces at the end of the 1990s. Driven by the desire to make art accessible to everyone and free it from the exclusive confines of galleries, she used bridges, fire escapes and water towers as canvases for her works.

Swoon's work is characterised by life-size, figurative silhouettes and paste prints, which often depict profound portraits. Her technique combines influences from classical art history with elements from fairy tales and myths. She is less concerned with pure aesthetics than with visualising human complexity and stored life experiences. A central motif in her work is dealing with trauma and addiction - themes that she also explores in social projects such as „The Road Home“ in Philadelphia using art therapy.

In addition to her wall works, Swoon is famous for her monumental installations and participatory projects. With „Swimming Cities“, she created a series of floating sculptures made from recycled materials, which caused a sensation at the Venice Biennale, among others. Her humanitarian commitment also manifests itself in the Heliotrope Foundation, which she founded and which supports crisis management through art worldwide, for example in the reconstruction after the earthquake in Haiti. Today, her work oscillates masterfully between the immediacy of the street and its presence in renowned institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York or the Tate Modern in London.