Revisit – Per Kirkeby

Located in the south of Sweden, a non-profit sculpture park, The Wanas Foundation shows artist duo Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg in a major exhibition featuring a large outdoor installation, In Dreams, as well as an installation with sound and projections, Gates of the Festival, and premiers a the new film work Worship.

The artist duo take over the sculpture park, the Art Gallery, and the buildings of Wanås. Djurberg & Berg debut their new film work, Worship (2016) in which they seduce and shock us, blending desire and fantasy. Their unique universe also inhabits the beech forest as they display a work outdoors for the first time. In this installation, nature has changed proportions and color, and the accompanying sound both mimics and warps the natural surroundings. 

The close relatives of In Dreams (2016) are found in the richly populated world of Carroll’s Wonderland – pink acorns wear ruffled underpants and a bird in heavy make-up smokes out of its rear end. In this work, nonsense violates our attempts to make the world understandable; nonsense is rebellion. Like a segment of illusory nature, the sculptures are placed on a mirroring surface that encourages self-reflection and self-centeredness. Djurberg discusses the installation as a place that channels the transitional experience between dream and wakefulness.

until 6 November 2016
Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Rafael Gómezbarros
“Revisit  – Per Kirkeby”
Wanås Konst/The Wanås Foundation
Wanås, Knislinge, Sweden