Johanne Hestvold (b. 1988, Bergen, Norway) lives and works between Paris, France and Oslo, Norway. Her works depart from the idea of semantic distortion. She is exploring situations where an object takes on new symbolic value or where meaning is non-linear. With references from art history like minimalism, she explores how the notion of essence can be turned upside down when the object or sculpture is non-essence. This non-linear non-essence leads away from conventional meaning and understanding of the presence of an object. The sculptures become intersections within networks of content derived from materials, forms and symbols. The artist will be presenting new works, continuing an ongoing investigation of mundane materials and objects.
Her work has been included in several public collections, such as Astrup Fearnley Museum Of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway; Kunstsilo, Kristiansand, Norway; Drammens Museum, Drammens, Norway; Kristiansand kommune, Kristiansand, Norway; and KORO.
