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Bigert & Bergström are a Swedish artist duo consisting of Mats Bigert and Lars Bergström The Bigert & Bergström partnership began in 1986, when the two were studying at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm. Since then, the duo have created a wide range of art projects that have been exhibited and much talked-about worldwide.[1] Their productions range through large-scale sculptures, installations, public portrayals, performance and film – often combined in multimedia works. Artistic focusWith energetic inquisitiveness, the pair analyse and pose problems regarding current issues in society, often using humour as a tool. They tend to focus on scientific, climate-related and social issues, and the intersection between them.[2] These topics define the theme as well as the practical creation of the works – often through high-tech solutions, scientific foundations and various experimental elements. Expressions through sculpture and installationsWhether created for an exhibition, a film or a public space, a Bigert and Bergström work has certain common denominators in its form of expression: Their works are often intended to be experienced through multiple senses; many sculptures exude warmth, vibrations, light and sound, or can be set in motion and change. Their works encourage, and sometimes require, the viewer to interact with them. They are often constructed on a large scale, many times large enough that the viewer can step into the work and experience it from the inside out. This angle, having the viewer physically step into a work of art, has been a feature of the duo’s creations since the very start. In the 1990s, Bigert & Bergström were best known for their climate chamber – a space in which the viewer could step in and be confronted with various types of extreme weather.[3] Other recurring elements are funhouse mirrors, molecular shapes and spherical and semi-spherical shapes. For these round shapes, they have developed their own technique, which they call back projection. It involves filming with a fisheye lens to project inverted images on rounded shapes.[4] Selection of public worksBigert & Bergström have created a number of public works of art and are considered skilled at depicting complex concepts.[5] Their public works are tactile and often invite the viewer to interact with them in some way. Through digital technology, the works often change colour and shape – either through human interaction, as in the "Cymatic Pool", or through uncontrollable factors like weather phenomena, as in "Tomorrow’s Weather". Cymatic Pool (2013)Cymatic Pool for Ericssons new headquarters in Kista, Stockholm. The work is an interactive pool with its own phone number that spectators can call and talk to the work. The sound waves of their voices affect the water’s surface, creating various patterns. Tomorrow’s Weather (2012)The art work Tomorrow’s Weather at Stockholm Central Station was commissioned by Public Art Agency Sweden It consists of atmospheric molecules suspended from the ceiling, which are connected to a weather service. Depending on the following day’s weather forecast, the molecules change colour between pink, green, blue and yellow.[6] Den som passerar verket vid upprepade tillfällen kan lära sig att läsa av färgerna och få en föraning om morgondagens väder. Co2 Lock-in (2012)Co2 Lock-in is a performance work and a sculptural installation in Stockholm on 16–31 March 2012. A series of leg irons in the shape of carbon dioxide molecules were placed out in several central locations. In one of these locations, the artists themselves were shackled for a day. The sculptures, moulded out of recycled iron and weighing 300 kg each, represent the amount of carbon dioxide the average Swede emits over a 10-day period. The project was a collaboration between Bigert & Bergström and WWF to call attention to the worldwide climate action Earth Hour. More public works
Selection of filmsBigert & Bergström produced their first film, the Big Feed, in 1999. As of 2015, it is still their only purely documentary film. Since its debut, they have increasingly developed their characteristic forms of expression, combining facts and anecdotes with experiments, animations, sculptural installations and objects in what may be described as contemporary art documentaries. The Big Feed and several other films in the artists’ repertoire were commissioned by Swedish Television, Sveriges Television. They have been aired in several cultural programmes, including Kobra (television programme) and K-special, and at many international film festivals. Moments of silence (2014, 14 min HD)Moments of Silence consists of sampled archival material from all sorts of occasions in which people have come together in a moment of silence to honour and mourn the victims of natural disasters and other tragedies, or to take a stand against terrorism and other acts of violence. The film reflects on how this worldwide ritual is one of the few activities in which all people, regardless of religion, ideology or cultural background, can come together in fellowship.[9] Last supper (2005, 57 min, 16 mm and DVD)This film looks at the tradition of serving condemned prisoners one last meal, a wish that has been granted as long as death sentences have been implemented. The tradition stems from ancient burial rituals, in which the deceased was served food on his deathbed to ensure that he would not come back to haunt the living as a hungry ghost. The modern ritual has no connection to its roots, and serving a last meal seems as anachronistic and absurd as the punishment itself. The film focuses on this gap between the historic meaning and the contemporary use of a tradition that has lost its meaning.[10] The protagonist in the film is Brian Price, a former prisoner at Huntsville State Prison in Texas, who cooked over 200 last meals during his 14-year prison sentence. The weather war (2012, 57 min HD)The film provides a historical and contemporary sketch of man’s attempts to tame the forces of weather. Many different weapons are used worldwide – Bangladesh builds barrier walls to protect against flooding, China aims rockets at threatening clouds, and Italy fires cannons at hail to protect the year’s wine harvest. With this background, the film focuses on the question of how to deal with the ongoing climatic changes – by adapting, or by waging war on the weather? In a quirky blend of land-art performance and old-fashioned road movie, Bigert & Bergström travel to the tornado belt of the American Midwest with their mechanical sculpture, the Tornado Diverter, to see if they can stop a tornado. This visionary machine is the brainchild of Russian scientist Vladimir Pudov. Newly retired when the duo contacted him, Pudov was no longer able to build his invention, but Bigert & Bergström were so fascinated by his machine that they decided to build it for him. More films
Selection of exhibitionsIn the same year that Bigert & Bergström earned their degree (1990), they held their first dedicated exhibition at the Riis Gallery in Oslo. Three years later, they were invited to open the Venice Biennale. That became the start of an active career in the exhibition world, leading to solid credentials in the field.[11] Selection of dedicated exhibitions: Separatutställningar i urval:
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