Børre Sæthre (b. 1967 in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

, Norway) is a Norwegian artist whose exhibitions combine many skills, including those of the

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

, the

interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. With a keen eye for detail and a Creativity, creative flair, an ...

er and the

set dresser A set dresser in drama (theater, film etc.) prepares the set with props and furniture to give it correct appearance and make sure each item is in correct position for each performance. In film Set dressers arrange objects on a film set before roll ...

. His installations comprise interconnected environments that take the visitor into a fantastic, dreamlike universe which is both aesthetically pleasing and psychologically disquieting. In 1996, he launched LUSTLUX, under which his spatial environments (incorporating walls, furniture, light, sound, and different props) are produced. The rooms, corridors, pits and dark corners take you into another world, an enigmatic labyrinth populated by unlikely juxtapositions of

stuffed animals A stuffed toy is a toy with an outer fabric sewn from a textile and stuffed with flexible material. They are known by many names, such as plush toys, plushies, lovies and stuffies; in Britain and Australia, they may also be called soft toys ...

, furniture and environmental sculptures, with carefully controlled lighting, recorded sound and music, video, living plants, motorized walls and sliding doors. In the past, Sæthre has spoken of his fascination with

Freud's Freud (aka Freud's) is a café- bar in a Victorian former church building at 119 Walton Street in Jericho, Oxford, England. The Freud café is located opposite Great Clarendon Street and the Oxford University Press is also opposite to the so ...

concept of " the uncanny". So instead of trying to shock his media-saturated audience, he draws visitors into active participation in his synthetic dreamlike worlds and gives them a true taste of the uncanny. Sæthre lives and works in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

and

. He is represented by Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris, France

Academic

His academic career has been: *2008 Residency at

Cité internationale des arts The Cité internationale des arts is an artist-in-residence building complex which accommodates artists of all specialities and nationalities in Paris. It comprises two sites, one located in the Marais and the other in Montmartre. Approximately ...

in Paris *2001–2002: Residency at the Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany *1999–2000: Residency at the ISCP (International Studio and Curatorial Program), New York, USA *1997–1998: Master Studio, National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway *1992–1996: National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway

Solo exhibitions

* 1997 - ''Double Fantasy The Pasolini Experience and some Paranormal Activities'', Künstlerhaus Bethanien,

* 1997 - ''The Beautiful Ones Hurt You Every Time'', Fotogalleriet,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

* 1997 - ''The Steps in Between'', Hordaland Kunstnersentrum,

Bergen, Norway Bergen (, ) is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 2025 the population is 294 029 according to Statistics Norway. The municipali ...

* 1997 - (09-09 / 14-10) - ''Lustlux'', Lustlux Corp, Oslo * 1999 - ''A million dreams, a million scars'', Galerie Wang, Oslo * 2000 - (09-09 / 12-10) - ''Module for Mood'', Theard Waxing Space,

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

* 2001 - (31-03 / 24-06) - ''My Private Sky'', Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo * 2003 - ''Catch Me and Let Me Die Wonderful'', Quarantine Series,

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

* 2003 - ''The Lustlux Years'' - Galerie Wang, Oslo, Norway * 2003 - ''Untitled 5.0' (Selected Memories: Fragments, Sketches and Ideas From the Lustlux-years)'', Lydmar hotel,

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

* 2005 - (10-11 / 14-01) - ''Powered by zero (The end of the BAMBI cycle)'' - Galerie Loevenbruck,

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

* 2005 - (23-11 / 15-01) - ''Autonomic High (the things I can't control, no matter how I try)'' - FRAC

Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...

Lower Normandy Lower Normandy (, ; ) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Lower and Upper Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy. Geography The region included three departments, Calvados, Manche and Orne, that cover ...

* 2006 - (11-09 / 15-10) - ''I've been guilty of hanging around'' - Participant Inc, New York * 2007 - (25-05 / 19-08) - ''For Someone Who Nearly Died But Survived'' - Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway * 2008 - (01-01 / 25-05) - Kunsthallen Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, Denmark * 2008 - Opening October 19 -

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center MoMA PS1 is a contemporary art institution at 2201 Jackson Avenue in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens in New York City, United States. In addition to its exhibitions, the institution organizes the Sunday Sessions performance series, th ...

, New York, USA * 2009 - (07-05 / 20/06) - ''All Passion Spent (Death and Dark Forests)'' - Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris * 2010 - (19/06 / 26/06) - ''2010 N.N (Nothing left // )'' - Galleri NordNorge, Harstad, Norway

References

External links

Børre Sæthre at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center / MoMA, New York, USA
Video at VernissageTV. {{DEFAULTSORT:Saethre, Borre Norwegian artists Living people Artists from Oslo 1967 births