Welcome to Vernissage: Gerd Borchgrevink - The Beauty of Stoned Core Material!
Join us at Galerie LIK for an extraordinary event showcasing the stunning work of Gerd Borchgrevink. Immerse yourself in the world of stoned beauty through his unique creations. This in-person event promises to be a feast for the eyes and soul. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the magic of Gerd Borchgrevink's artistry up close. See you there!
16.08.2025-23.08.2025 in the Galerie LIK, Spittelberggasse 9 in 1070 Wien
Vernissage on 16.08.2025 at 13 pm
Gerd Borchgrevink
The Beauty of Stoned Core Material
Artist statement: Through my abstract photographies you are invited into anthropocene manmade landscape, exposing amazing 300 million years old granite and marble formations found deep in Norwegian quarries and the mountain range of Fantiscritti, Carrara Italy. The photo series brings history an intimate and fresh contemporary expression which provides the audience with new consciousness about art and cultural history.
I feel my work harmonizing with object oriented philosophy.There is a shift in both art history and philosophy towards ecological argument for non human/non anthropocentric understanding of the universe and of man and nature.
I´ve been exploring natural seasonal lightshift´s impact on nature. I never know what awaits when I return to a spectacular scene, is it still there or has it been mined away by industrial diamond coated steel wires? Are we transported even further back in time? My photos show unique glimpses of evolution impossible to reproduce - forever gone.
My work revolves around natural light, materiality, tactility, sensation and silence. I enjoy working in the cross roads between pure abstraction and emerging symbols. When does abstraction become pregnant with meaning and how does language emerge to engage the audience?
About the artist (biography)
Gerd Borchgrevink is educated at Westerdals Oslo School of Arts and Communication and has participated in 20 solo and group exhibitions from 2019 to 2025. Borchgrevink's acclaimed photographs of human-made nature are both documentary and abstract. The photographs of 300- million-year-old granite formations found deep in Norwegian quarries were nominated for the 2022 Vestfold and Telemark County Culture Award, Cyan Folio at Høvikodden, and Fotogalleriet in 2019, and presented at The Nordic Light Photo Festival. The Quarry-series shines a light on our history with a visually contemporary expression, offering the audience new awareness of art and cultural history. Borchgrevink participated in 2022 in Ovasjon, a development program for artists organized by the Norwegian Arts Council, and is a member of the Norwegian Union of Journalists NJ, NSF, TKK, and BONO. In 2023, the photo book "Brudd, The Beauty of Stoned Core Material" was presented at the Oslo Photo Book Festival, organized by Gallery CYAN. The photo book is part of library collections at PreusMuseum, the National Museum, and Deichman Bjørvika.
Borchgrevink photographs people and nature, in recent years with a main focus on landscapes in anthropocene era, both domestically and internationally. She has received feedback from a wide audience stating that her images have a distinctive style that is innovative and beautiful. The photographs have been acquired by both public institutions and private collectors.
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