Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg «Death or Eternal Delight» opens 8 March at Galleri F 15 in Moss

Experience the absurd dream world of Swedish artist duo Djurberg & Berg from 8 March at Galleri F 15 in Moss.

Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg present their first exhibition in Norway since 2020. The duo has been active on the international art scene since 2004, and after winning the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2009, the clay figures from their animated films have found their way off the screen.

Glossy flowers, flapping birds and gold-plated beavers have been given physical bodies and occupied the exhibition space. Their dreamlike creations function as installations which overwhelm with film, sculpture and music.

Light and darkness set the tone for the exhibition. We step into an enchanting flower garden where the intensity rises, and the atmosphere becomes darker and chaotic. Djurberg and Berg navigate the balance between the innocent and the grotesque, evoking emotional resonances akin to the fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.

The duo's stop-motion films in modelling clay, a genre familiar from children's movies, take on a bizarre, sexual and violent character in Djurberg and Berg's work. Their films are reminiscent of a fever dream and a gateway to the human subconscious.

– Djurberg and Berg have been working together for over 20 years and been exhibited all over the world. At Galleri F 15, you can enter two fantasy worlds - a bright and enchanted flower garden and a darker universe - where you'll meet different characters and animals that can evoke both laughter and chills, says Head of the Art Department and curator Maria C. Havstam.


ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Artists: Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg (SE)
Title: Death or Eternal Delight
Exhibition period: 8 March - 25 May 2025
Curator: Maria C. Havstam

MEDIA ENQUIRES
Press viewings are possible from Friday 7 March. Contact Press and Communications Officer Ann Kristin Traaen, for scheduling of press viewing, interview requests and additional information: akt@gallerif15.no, mob. +47 938 19 216.

Installation shots will be published shortly after the opening in the media library.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
The Swedish artists Nathalie Djurberg (b. 1978) and Hans Berg (b. 1978) have collaborated since 2004. Djurberg is educated at Gothenburg's Art School and Malmö Art Academy. Berg is a self-taught musician, producer and composer. They have received the Silver Lion for a promising young artist at the Venice Biennale (2009) and the Cairo Biennale Prize (2010); presented solo exhibitions in Europe, the USA, Asia and Australia, including at SONGEUN in Seoul, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in New York, and ARoS Aarhus Art Museum; and are repre-sented in the collections of, among others, the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, the Guggen-heim Museum and The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Djurberg and Berg live and work in Sweden

OFFICIAL OPENING
The exhibition opens Saturday 8 March at Galleri F 15.
The official opening takes place at 14:00 in Alby Kafe.

Opening programme
Welcome by Director of Galleri F 15 & MOMENTUM, Lise Pennington
Introduction to the exhibition by Head of the Art Department and curator Maria C. Havstam
Musical performance by Hans Berg (30 min)

There is a bus available from Oslo at 12:30, returning from the gallery at 16:00. To get a free seat on the bus, please contact akt@gallerif15.no.

The gallery is open 11:00-17:00.