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Revisit – Per Kirkeby

Located in the south of Sweden, a non-profit sculpture park, The Wanas Foundation, shows artist duo Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg featuring two large installations and a new film.

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.

Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Worship, 2016, stop motion animation. © Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg; Courtesy Giò Marconi Gallery and Lisson Gallery

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.

Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, In Dreams, 2016, mixed media 750 x750 cm. Courtesy of the artists. Photo: Mattias Givell, Wanås Konst

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.

Nathalie Djurberg Hans Berg, Gates of the Festival 2016. Courtesy Giò Marconi Gallery and Lisson Gallery. Photo: Mattias Givell

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

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Located in the south of Sweden, a non-profit sculpture park, The Wanas Foundation, shows artist duo Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg featuring two large installations and a new film.

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