Studvest: ‘Groteskt og Estetisk’
Photo: Studvest/Marie Havnen
Interview in STUDVEST: “Groteskt og Estetisk” about the KHIB Bachelor’s exhibition, where I’m exhibiting three projects in three places: 1) in the old Bergen Prison, 2) inside containers in the the city centre, and 3) at the Bergen Academy of Art and Design, department of Fine Arts-building in C. Sundtsgt 53. More information on the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/354166714632186/
Bachelorutstillingen KHIB 2012 – Folder
Photo: Studvest/Marie Havnen
Information Overload II (2011)
Information Overload II (2011). paper, acrylic. Size: 50x50x50cm.(Will be shown at the National Art Gallery Sofia in May.)
Paper sculpture made for the 2011 Sofia International Paper Art Biennial in Bulgaria. The sculpture will be on show at the National Art Gallery Sofia from May 5th, 2011.
White I/II (2010)
Ellen Ringstad - White I/White II (Installation view). Glass Showcase and shredded paper. Approx 200x50x40cm.
Ellen Ringstad - White I, detail. (2010). Glass Showcase and shredded paper. Approx 200x50x40cm.
Sculpture made for the exhibition: In Exhibition Space No One Can Hear You Scream (2010). Press here for text (in norwegian only).
Information Overload I (2008)
Ellen Ringstad. Information Overload I (1999-2008). Paper from glossy magazines, Acrylic. 35x35x35cm.
In today’s world we are overloaded with aesthetic information, making it increasingly difficult to decipher the clutter. Information Overload I is a sculptural collage, composed of thousands of paper spikes cut out from magazines, hand-rolled by the artist, and glued onto what was once a plastic world globe. It is attached to the ceiling by a thin thread, making it turn around its own axis; the speed is induced by movements in the air created by passers-by. The viewer’s eyes are seduced by a wonderful colour play, but as they zoom in on the surface, they cannot rest – as if bombarded with splinters of information, causing dizziness and unease. Spikes are often found in the natural world and serves as an aggression/ defence mechanism, so when standing in front of the sculpture, one has the contradictory feeling of being both visually/tactically attracted to and instinctively threatened by it.
Ellen Ringstad. Information Overload I, detail (1999-2008). Paper from glossy magazines, Acrylic. 35x35x35cm.
