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Torbjørn Rødland

Torbjørn Rødland

  • Selected works
  • Gallery exhibitions
  • External Exhibitions

  • Torbjørn Rødland Born in Stavanger, NO, 1970 Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, US and Oslo, NO Torbjørn Rødland’s...
    Photo: Emma Jenkinson

    Torbjørn Rødland 

    Born in Stavanger, NO, 1970
    Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, US and Oslo, NO

     

    Torbjørn Rødland’s photographs are produced through film-based cameras and chemical processing. His self-aware and often uncanny photographs, films, and books are saturated with symbolism, lyricism, and eroticism. They take on existing visual forms and genres from still lives to portraits to landscapes, but without the research tone of first-wave conceptual art or the ironic commentary of the subsequent Pictures Generation. In his work, Rødland attempts to seize and integrate truth, rather than deconstruct it, reflecting his inclination to delve into the problematic aspects of contemporary photography and the history of art. He probes popular visual languages in search of both spiritual and perverse qualities, aiming to prolong our engagement with both still and moving images. His works do not offer quick readings; instead, they invite us to explore the layered nature of each image, encouraging personal interpretations based on our cultural, political, and personal contexts.

     

    Inserting his work in a wide array of contexts Rødland’s pieces can be found in art magazines, like Middle Plane and Numéro Berlin, and in the public sphear, like his large-scale installation on the side of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City. His work has also been the topic of traditional solo presentations at art institutions such as Serpentine, London; Fondazione Prada, Milan; MoMA P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center; KIASMA – Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki; The Contemporary Austin, Texas; Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm; Kunsthal Stavanger, Stavanger; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima; and Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art.

     

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  • Selected works
    • Torbjørn Rødland Black Baton, 2017-23 Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
      Torbjørn Rødland
      Black Baton, 2017-23
      Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
    • Torbjørn Rødland Undercroft, 2021 Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
      Torbjørn Rødland
      Undercroft, 2021
      Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
    • Torbjørn Rødland Tied Up, 2006 - 2018 C-print
      Torbjørn Rødland
      Tied Up, 2006 - 2018
      C-print
    • Torbjørn Rødland Citrus Glove no. 2, 2021-23 Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
      Torbjørn Rødland
      Citrus Glove no. 2, 2021-23
      Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
    • Torbjørn Rødland Letting Go, 2020-23 Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
      Torbjørn Rødland
      Letting Go, 2020-23
      Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
    • Torbjørn Rødland First Altarpiece, 2018 Chromogenic print on Kodak Endura paper
      Torbjørn Rødland
      First Altarpiece, 2018
      Chromogenic print on Kodak Endura paper
    • Torbjørn Rødland Brick Floor, 2022 Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
      Torbjørn Rødland
      Brick Floor, 2022
      Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
    • Torbjørn Rødland Wordless no. 1, 2010 - 2017 Framed chromogenic print / Kodak Endura paper
      Torbjørn Rødland
      Wordless no. 1, 2010 - 2017
      Framed chromogenic print / Kodak Endura paper
    • Torbjørn Rødland Candlestick Pattern no. 1, 2020 Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
      Torbjørn Rødland
      Candlestick Pattern no. 1, 2020
      Chromogenic print, Kodak Endura paper
  • Gallery exhibitions
    • Torbjørn Rødland, Simple Gifts
      Exhibitions

      Torbjørn Rødland

      Simple Gifts November 9 - December 22, 2023
    • Torbjørn Rødland, FENCE STUDIES / WORDLESS
      Exhibitions

      Torbjørn Rødland

      FENCE STUDIES / WORDLESS August 26 - October 21, 2017
    • Torbjørn Rødland, American Photography
      Exhibitions

      Torbjørn Rødland

      American Photography January 19 - March 2, 2013
    • Torbjørn Rødland, DEAREST KITTY
      Exhibitions

      Torbjørn Rødland

      DEAREST KITTY January 30 - March 13, 2010
    • Torbjørn Rødland, DARK OVERGROUND, LIGHT UNDRGROUND
      Exhibitions

      Torbjørn Rødland

      DARK OVERGROUND, LIGHT UNDRGROUND April 8 - May 14, 2005
    • Torbjørn Rødland, EVERYTHING AS ALWAYS
      Exhibitions

      Torbjørn Rødland

      EVERYTHING AS ALWAYS April 21 - May 26, 2001
  • External Exhibitions
    • Torbjørn Rødland, Oh My God You Guys, Consortium Museum
      Exhibitions

      Torbjørn Rødland

      Oh My God You Guys, Consortium Museum October 27, 2023 - March 31, 2024
    • Torbjørn Rødland, Fifth Honeymoon, Bergen Kunsthall; Bonniers Kunsthall & KIASMA
      Exhibitions

      Torbjørn Rødland

      Fifth Honeymoon, Bergen Kunsthall; Bonniers Kunsthall & KIASMA May 24, 2018 - January 5, 2020
    • Torbjørn Rødland, The Touch That Made You, Serpentine Galleries, & Fondazione Prada
      Exhibitions

      Torbjørn Rødland

      The Touch That Made You, Serpentine Galleries, & Fondazione Prada

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