Artist: Maren Dagny Juell, Tone Berg Størseth, Liv Tandrevold Eriksen Exhibition title: Out Of Office Venue: The Office, She will studios, Sanderveien 2, 1400 Ski Norway Date: 14. Juni – 14. juli 2021 Photography: Kunstdok (Tor Simen Ulstein). To whom it might concern Thanks for reaching out. We are currently Out Of Office. The artists in this exhibition have created an exhibition in an empty office space. The interior is from the mid-'90s, worn down and recently vacated. The fixtures, furniture and leftovers from the earlier occupants are untouched. The light is dim, the carpet is worn, and the air-con unit has stopped working. The white cube serves its purpose as a space that does nont interfere with the artwork. The artwork is often the only item in the room and the white walls an anonymous backdrop. Here the interior has its own story, with references to a time period and functional aesthetic, yet in this context, it is becoming a part of the reading of the art and framing it in a new way. The surroundings claims as much attention as the artwork. Narratives start and stop, and the work co-exists with memories and detritus of those who have left the building. In this democratic reading, the chair or the curtains becomes as important as the art.
Installation View, Out of Office
Maren Dagny Juell, Wish you were here? Plexi, silicon, video projection of extinct plants. Variable size. 2021
Tone Berg Størseth, Gas Station Sensation, vinyl on raw cotton canvas, 150 cm x 100 cm, 2020
Liv Tandrevold Eriksen, Lately. Diluted acrylic on raw cotton canvas, 175 cm x 200 cm
Liv Tandrevold Eriksen, Lately. Diluted acrylic on raw cotton canvas, 175 cm x 200 cm
Close up. Maren Dagny Juell, Wish you were here? Plexi, silicon, video projection of extinct plants. Variable size. 2021
Close up. Maren Dagny Juell, Wish you were here? Plexi, silicon, video projection of extinct plants. Variable size. 2021
Maren Dagny Juell, Wish you were here? Plexi, silicon, video projection of extinct plants. Variable size. 2021  Liv Tandrevold Eriksen, Soft Keeper I, Cotton sculpture cut and sewn out of painting (diluted acrylic on raw cotton canvas)
 Liv Tandrevold Eriksen, (detail) Soft Hermés, Cotton sculpture cut and sewn out of painting (diluted acrylic on raw cotton canvas)
Tone Berg Størseth, Divider, vinyl on raw cotton canvas, 300 cm x 220 cm, 2021 Tone Berg Størseth, Bluff, vinyl on raw cotton canvas, 180 cm x 145 cm, 2021
 Liv Tandrevold Eriksen, (detail) Soft Hermés, Cotton sculpture cut and sewn out of painting (diluted acrylic on raw cotton canvas) Liv Tandrevold Eriksen, Soft Keeper II, Cotton sculpture cut and sewn out of painting (diluted acrylic on raw cotton canvas)
Installation View, Out of Office