unknown unknowns (out of sight, out of mind)
2024 – 2026

Recovered eroded and weathered bricks, clear silicon, crushed decommissioned harddrives, marine debris, broken toys, obsolete technology, recovered construction straps.

Hvitsten Salong 2024
Sandefjord Kunstforenings Kunstpris 2025
Lessons in Love (Unge Kunstnernes Samfund) 2026

In 1900, man-made objects were equivalent to only 3% of global biomass. In 2020, the mass of these materials overtook that of all biological organisms, reaching a total of 1.1 teratonnes. So-called anthropogenic mass is projected to cause global biomass to triple by 2040.

What other choice do we have as artists than to deeply consider and engage in what a sustainable artistic practice could look like?

The bricks sourced for the sculptures that are featured here were gathered over a calendar year, washed up on the shores of the island where I live: Jeløya. They almost certainly derive from Moss Teglverk: founded in 1807 by Henrik Gerner, shuttered in 1919, and demolished in 1940. These odd man-made objects in various states of weathering and erosion are still in a seemingly endless supply as of early 2025.

Documentation at Sandefjord Kunstforening by Tor S. Ulstein / Kunstdok, 2025.

Documentation at Unge Kunstneres Samfund (UKS) by the artist, 2026.

Thank you to the team at UKS and curator Miriam Wistreich for re-hanging the work after the opening of Lessons in Love.

Outdoor documentation at Hvitsten Salong by the artist, 2024. Here the sculptures were exhibited under the title Out of sight, out of mind.