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MASTER GRADUATION EXHIBITION
Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen (NO)
Art Direction by Michael Stumpf
HEAVEN AND HELL IN ROOTS THEY ARE LONG explores verticality as a symbol in mythology, architecture, and belief—ranging from the Tower of Babel and Mount Olympus to modern skyscrapers. Such structures express both ambition and vulnerability, reflecting humanity’s need for direction, belonging, and transcendence. At the same time, they carry the possibility of decay and transformation, inviting reflection on the human desire to move beyond the material.
The work draws on the Corinthian column’s combination of construction and ornamentation, investigating how the ornament can function as a narrative and symbolic form. In the sculpture, this is transformed into a plant-like structure growing upward—an image that represents both nature’s logic and architectural striving.
Through repeated forms and subtle shifts, a rhythm of growth and
mutation takes shape. The classical order is broken in favor of a more corporeal and lively expression, where the ornament becomes an active narrative. The sculpture invites viewers to look at architectural symbols in a new light, detached from their original function and activated as spaces for speculative transformation.
- Exhibition history
- K32 Gallery, June 2023,
- Berlin (DE)
steel
150 x 30 cm
RISING ROOTS (2023)
- Group Show I CAN CARRY PEOPLE AROUND
- Bergen Kjøtt, May 2023, Bergen (NO)
Curated by MFA1
155 x 30 cm
THE MOTHER (2023)
steel
320 x 320 cm