June 29, 2017
2-TIMES · Art
Tørbjørn Rødland,
‘Birthday Sleep’
@ Air de Paris
—
Born:
Stavanger, Norway.
Lives / works:
Los Angeles.
...bringing a
surgical sensuality
to an eroticism of
danger that
mingles pure
pleasure with
authentic disquiet.”
The exhibition:
Marks Rødland's 4th
solo at Air de Paris,
and features a series
new photographs
whose subtle, repeated
oxymorons generate
an undeniable mix
of attraction and
repulsion.
“As beautiful as they
are scary, Rødland’s
new photographs
expand our vision of
the image’s intimacy
and credibility, with a
proximity that subtly
and fundamentally
eludes one-track
interpretation and
unilateral emotions.”
Birthday Sleep:
Continues from
Russian director
Sergei Eisenstein’s
theory of non–indifferent
nature and the
collaging of scenes
according to their
visual power & impact.
—
In this way, Tørbjørn
explores a form of
psychological realism,
a face to face
confrontation with
our own knowledge
of the image.
2-TIMES' highlights:
· Stockings, Jeans,
Carpeted Stairs, 2013-17
· 5W4, 2015-17
On view at:
Air de Paris
—
32 Rue Louise Weiss,
75013 Paris, France.
Closes:
July 22, 2017.