With Day for Night, Gallery Opdahl is pleased to present the second solo-exhibition of Norwegian artist Ole Martin Lund Bø (*1973) in its Berlin branch. The title refers to a cinematographic technique used to simulate a night scene, while shooting at day time.
Tinted glass, metallic foil, dark wooden boards, a furry tennis ball. Familiar features from storefronts, lowriders, executive offices and clay courts. These works are extractions, rather than abstractions - a variety of veils and windows from the corporate skin of our contemporary cities. Appearances can be deceptive: The transparent surface of an institutional building does not guarantee a similar transparency in its affairs.
In Lund Bø´s works, the monochrome surfaces are considered for their concrete material qualities as well as external connotations, short circuiting the idea of a self referential abstraction. A massive mahogany wall and a ruffled metallic foil both suggest clandestine activities; be it financial or sexual. These monochrome surfaces are stage sets, codes and catalysts, producing their own specific rules of engagement. Materials inscribed with meaning, radiating power and desire. There is a sleazy aura to these material arrangements; cheap goods borrowing the shine of a more exclusive relative. Or visa versa.
The assemblages have flawless, unspoiled quality in contrast to the rifts and scratches apparent in the photographic works. Like clocks, they impose a timescale on their surroundings. The patina of a grey vinyl floor becomes a relief; a superficial archeological index of human activities with a bright yellow tennis ball as an unpredictable punctum.
Jan Freuchen
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Reminder: „Im Nacken“ - featuring new work by Florian Neufeldt - runs through November 12.
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