Mats Brodén
In the beginning of the 1990s, Mats Brodén initiated a number of art projects and events. One was the alternative art fair "The Stockholm Smart Show". The Smart Show presented new art from around the world to the Swedish public. The art fair received much international praise and recognition as one of the most vibrant art fairs in the world. Another project was Art Node, the purpose of which was to provide support for artistic projects that sought to find expression in new media, above all on the Internet. A number of Internet-based art projects and philosophic and aesthetic seminars were produced by Art Node and broadcast live on the Internet starting in 1997. During this period, Brodén also participated in the Swedish Department of Culture's examination of what new technology might mean for the cultural sphere. Art Node also founded one of the Internet publications that took full advantage of the full capacity of new media: Art Orbit. During Art Node's last two years (1999–2001), Art Node also organized a large media art exhibition, iART. In connection with this, Brodén has been engaged in the Foundation Skapande Människa (literally: Creative Human) as Committee President. The Foundation grants to young