The artists' work probes psychological states and the complexity of daily life by using anthropomorphic objects as metaphors. Visitors are invited to step inside an experiential gallery displaying the stop-motion films A Pancake Moon and Only for the Wicked, as well as the sculptures that are animated in each. Set in a fantastical forest, A Pancake Moon considers the transformational physical and emotional journey of motherhood, acted out by a cast of characters. Only for the Wicked relocates visitors to a cavernous underworld, where a narrative about the damaging effects of success, power, and overconsumption in today’s society is told.
Images courtesy the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles.
About Djurberg & Berg:
Nathalie Djurberg was born in 1978 in Lysekil, Sweden. She studied art at Folkuniversitetet and Hovedskous Art School in Gothenburg, Sweden before earning her MFA from Malmö Art Academy in 2002. Hans Berg was born in 1978 in Rättvik, Sweden and is a self-taught musician, who began playing the drums at age fourteen. Djurberg and Berg met in Berlin in 2004 and have been working together ever since.
The artists’ collaborations have been exhibited widely around the world. In 2009, Djurberg & Berg presented their installation The Experiment at the 53rd Venice Biennial "Making Worlds" curated by Daniel Birnbaum where they were awarded the Silver Lion for Best Emerging Artists.
For a full list of the artists' works and exhibitions, click here.
Portrait of Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg by Eriver Hijano.
