6.08.2025-23.08.2025

in der Galerie LIK, in der Spittelberggasse 9 in 1070 Wien.

Vernissage am 16.8.2025 ab 13:00 Uhr.  Anmeldung zur Vernissage HIER

Gerd Borchgrevink

"The Beauty of Stoned Core Material"

Gerd Borchgrevink

About the artist (biography)

Gerd Borchgrevink

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.

Website: https://www.gerdborchgrevink.com