Marit Roland Draws Three-Dimensionally with Paper
Norwegian artist Marit Roland exhibits her sculptural drawings made of paper for the very first time in Sweden. For many years, Roland only worked with white paper, but recently, she has grown bolder and less scared of trying new approaches in her practice, in which no two exhibitions are alike. Starting on September 25, the Art Gallery at Wanås Konst will be filled with Roland’s enormous artworks – this time in several colors.
Every Paper Drawing is unique and is created directly on site where they are exhibited in dialogue with the exhibition space. By working in new places, in new spaces, Roland challenges herself to constantly find new methods for creating her drawings. Her working method requires minimal equipment and does not demand much of the site. This is important, she says, because she can then work with her art regardless of the conditions.
“I used to see paper as a practical necessity for drawing on, but now paper has taken on its own value. Paper has infinite possibilities, and I twist and turn it so the installations will work in every specific situation,” Roland says.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marit Roland (b. 1981 in Kristiansand, Norway) graduated from the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art (2012) and received Arts Council Norway fellowships in 2014-2015 as well as 2017. She has previously had several solo exhibitions in Norway, at such venues as the Akershus Kunstcenter (2018) and Kristiansand Kunsthall (2013). Until October 17, Paper Drawing #33 will be displayed at The Telemark Gallery. In addition to her work with her own art, Marit Roland was an associate professor at the Department of Visual Arts and Drama at the University of Agder, and since spring 2021 has worked as contributing artist at The New National Museum in Norway. The exhibition at Wanås Konst will be her first in Sweden.
CONTACT
Marit Roland will be working with the installation of the exhibition from September 21-25.
Preview tours available September 23-24.
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Wanås Konst – Center for Art & Learning, presents and communicates contemporary art that challenges and redefines society, working outside in the landscape around Wanås in Skåne, southern Sweden. The permanent collection in the sculpture park is complemented with a program of temporary exhibitions, both outdoors and in the Art Gallery, and events such as guided tours, artists’ talks, performances and workshops engaging a wide audience. Wanås Konst produces site-specific international art and learning in an innovative and accessible way.
Wanås Konst is run by The Wanås Foundation, a non-profit foundation created in 1994, in Östra Göinge municipality, in the South of Sweden, 1.5 h from Copenhagen, Denmark. Founding Director Marika Wachtmeister initiated the art projects at Wanås in 1987. Since 2011 the foundation is led by Elisabeth Millqvist and Mattias Givell. Wanås Konst is part supported by state, regional (Region Skåne) and municipal funding, part self financed, as well as supported by private foundations and sponsors. Read more on the website www.wanaskonst.se
Wanås is a place in the world where art, nature and history meet. At Wanås the sculpture park Wanås Konst, Wanås Restaurant Hotel and Wanås Estate coexist and a private 15th century castle is also found on site. Wanås Konst is part of European Land + Art Network (ELAN) and Wanås is a sustainable destination. More information, please visit www.wanas.se
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