Torbjørn Rødland
09 Dec 2017 - 11 Mar 2018
Untitled, 2009-2013
Courtesy Privatsammlung © Torbjørn Rødland
Courtesy Privatsammlung © Torbjørn Rødland
Expendables, 2013
Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris
Courtesy the artist and Air de Paris, Paris
Goldene Tränen, 2002
Courtesy Julia Stoschek Collection © Torbjørn Rødland
Courtesy Julia Stoschek Collection © Torbjørn Rødland
TORBJØRN RØDLAND
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09 December 2017 – 11 March 2018
Curated by Ann-Christin Bertrand
Any attempt to decode the images by Norwegian-born, Los Angeles-based photographer Torbjørn Rødland throws up new questions for the viewer. His work frequently unites disparate visual worlds in which increasingly mysterious and sometimes disturbing details emerge. At the same time, Rødland’s photographs arrest our gaze and captivate us thanks to their intelligence, peculiar lighting, their sterile modern setting, evoking commercial photography and pop culture, as well as their intuitive, erotic innuendos. It is precisely this mixture that gives them their strength. They reach deep into our psyche, conjuring up fears, urges, fetishes, fantasies, and longings. His images create an utterly unique atmosphere that straddles the familiar and the archetypical.
Back in Touch
09 December 2017 – 11 March 2018
Curated by Ann-Christin Bertrand
Any attempt to decode the images by Norwegian-born, Los Angeles-based photographer Torbjørn Rødland throws up new questions for the viewer. His work frequently unites disparate visual worlds in which increasingly mysterious and sometimes disturbing details emerge. At the same time, Rødland’s photographs arrest our gaze and captivate us thanks to their intelligence, peculiar lighting, their sterile modern setting, evoking commercial photography and pop culture, as well as their intuitive, erotic innuendos. It is precisely this mixture that gives them their strength. They reach deep into our psyche, conjuring up fears, urges, fetishes, fantasies, and longings. His images create an utterly unique atmosphere that straddles the familiar and the archetypical.