This month's selected works encompasses artistic synergy: sculptures and their photographic counterparts.

This unique exploration of artistic expression through a carefully curated selection of works that transcend traditional boundaries. At the heart of this feature is an intriguing dialogue between sculpture and photography—two distinct mediums that, when paired thoughtfully, resonate with shared themes, textures, and emotions.

Aksel Ree (b.1993) holds a degree in Interior Architecture from the National Academy of the Arts in Oslo.

In his marble reliefs, Ree fragments the human body as a reflection over the material and its ability to replicate skin. His work exposes the most intimate and vulnerable parts of the human body, mixing both contemporary and classical styles. With its delicate ornamentation, his works balances beautifully on the lines of kitsch and banal, while simultaneously drawing references to art history and androgyny.

In his most recent series 198C, Ree reflects on Plato’s Symposium and the story of the split of the human. According to the classic tale, the earliest form of humans were spherical with two sets of genitals, creating mayhem for the Gods with their behaviour. Zeus decided to split the human in half – leaving the navel as the mark of the split. The navel in the works of Aksel Ree becomes the most intimate part of the body as it represent the center of human connection.

Working in marble, Ree describes, is the most intimate artistic practice as it requires the focus of the entire body and mind.

Espen Gleditsch (b. 1983, Holmestrand, NO) holds an MFA from the Academy of Fine Art in Oslo.

Gleditsch works mainly with photography and text. His projects often take historical events, artworks or architecture as points of departure, where shifts of meaning and misinterpretations have played a decisive role in their dissemination and reception. In recent exhibitions antique sculpture, architecture and colour have been recurring motifs. In his works, Gleditsch explores the mechanisms behind historiography, the construction of historical narratives, unintended shifts of meaning and diffuse borders between subjective experience and objective facts.

Gleditsch is acquired by Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, KORO (Art in Public Norway), The University of Oslo, Preus Museum, The Møller Art Collection, Storebrand Art Collection, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norges Bank, MoMA library, artist book collection and Haugar Kunstmuseum.

Sarah Vajira Lindström (b. 1981, Sri Lanka, SE/NO) holds a degree in textile from Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins in London. In her body of work, Lindström explores the intersections of science, belief, and magic through her fascination with the cultural history of science.

A consistent tendency in her work is the exploration of boundaries through experimentation with material and technique. The result is something that doesn't quite have a place - non things. These non-things are neither one thing nor another. It almost seems as though they have occurred on their own. Inspired by the aesthetics of science, Lindström creates an aura of trust and truth in her work. Perfection is central to the expression and creates a tension where the work is both incomprehensible and convincing.

Christian Tunge (b. 1989, NO) holds a BFA in photography from the University of Gothenburg (2015). Tunge works primarily with photography, printing and art books. He is interested in how todays society relate to images, and several of his recent photo series deal with digital image sharing. Tunge has made a name for himself within the graphic medium and has in resent years produced several of his artworks as prints rather than traditional photo-prints.

In 2022, Tunge was awarded the Norske Grafikeres Fonds graphics prize for a series of riso prints exhibited during the annual Autumn Exhibition. Several of his more recent works have ornamented frames, an element that plays on the historical and traditional design of frames, as well as the current use of signs and images in digital communication. Tunge explores photography as a medium and photography’s development in today’s society in a number of ways. In addition to his own artistry, he is the founder of the art book publisher Heavy Books, which specializes in printed publications from young artists. The publications are at the intersection between books and works of art, and come in limited editions. Tunge is also one of the people behind the artist-run photo gallery MELK, which opened its doors in 2009.

Tunges works have been a part of the Autumn Exhibition 2022 in Oslo, the Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, and his works has been shown in numerous galleries in both Sweden and Norway.