Exhibition opening on Thursday 4 October at 6 pm.
Bjørn Hegardt is known for his black and white drawings on paper and walls. He seeks new perspectives and connections between everyday environments, the universe, architecture and nature. This is Hegardt's second exhibition at Tegnerforbundet and we look forward to showing new drawings - and this time, also floating installations. During the exhibition period, the latest issue of the journal Fukt will be launched.
In the exhibition "Matters of Gravity" I show a number of new works where I connect levitation, geometric shapes and architecture with drawing and installation and challenge gravity through drawing and object. The expression is reduced, kept in black and white, with a strong graphic line and clear geometric shapes. The strict shapes contrast the more organic way of filling the surfaces with felt-tip pens. The drawings also contain more figurative elements; often based on an image archive I have built up over several years, which I use actively in the work process. The archive consists of own photos and found material. With sampling from the archive, I put together new shapes and transform architecture and objects.
With the help of electromagnetism, the force of gravity on the floating objects displayed in the exhibition is eliminated. I play on spiritual, magical and religious aspects, where levitation has a role, but also on scientific and cultural angles. - Bjørn Hegardt
Bjørn Hegardt (born 1974, Örebro, Sweden) graduated from Trondheim Art Academy (NTNU) and lives and works in Berlin. He has had a number of solo exhibitions in Norway, including at Kunstnerforbundet, Tegnerforbundet, Østfold kunstsenter, Kunstplass, RAKE, F15 and others. He has also participated several times at Tegnebiennalen and Høstutstillingen. Hegardt is represented with drawings in the book Vitamin D (Phaidon). He has made public decorations in the form of large wall drawings in places such as Nesodden municipal center and school. Internationally, he has been active in recent years with both solo and group exhibitions in Berlin, Paris, New York, Bosnia, Warsaw and Rome. Hegardt is the editor and founder of Fukt, an international magazine for drawing.
The exhibition is supported by Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond.
Events during the exhibition period
Thursday 25 October at 17: launch of Fukt # 17, which begins with a conversation between Bjørn Hegardt, editor of the magazine Fukt , and Maria Horvei, editor of the magazine Vinduet.
Read more here .
The event is free and open to everyone.
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