Børre Sæthre (b. 1967 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian artist whose exhibitions combine many skills, including those of the architect, the interior designer and the set dresser. His installations comprise interconnected environments that take the visitor into a fantastic, dreamlike universe which is both aesthetically pleasing and psychologically disquieting.
In 1996, he launched LUSTLUX, under which his spatial environments (incorporating walls, furniture, light, sound, and different props) are produced.
In the past, Sæthre has spoken of his fascination with Freud's concept of "the uncanny". So instead of trying to shock his media-saturated audience, he draws visitors into active participation in his synthetic dreamlike worlds and gives them a true taste of the uncanny.
Sæthre lives and works in Berlin and Oslo. He is represented by Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris, France
Academic His academic career has been: 2008 Residency at Cité internationale des arts in Paris 2001–2002: Residency at the Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany 1999–2000: Residency at the ISCP (International Studio and Curatorial Program), New York, USA 1997–1998: Master Studio, National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway 1992–1996: National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway
Solo exhibitions 1997 - Double Fantasy The Pasolini Experience and some Paranormal Activities, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 1997 - The Beautiful Ones Hurt You Every Time, Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Norway 1997 - The Steps in Between, Hordaland Kunstnersentrum, Bergen, Norway 1997 - (09-09 / 14-10) - Lustlux, Lustlux Corp, Oslo 1999 - A million dreams, a million scars, Galerie Wang, Oslo 2000 - (09-09 / 12-10) - Module for Mood, Theard Waxing Space, New York City 2001 - (31-03 / 24-06) - My Private Sky, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo 2003 - Catch Me and Let Me Die Wonderful, Quarantine Series, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2003 - The Lustlux Years - Galerie Wang, Oslo, Norway 2003 - Untitled 5.0' (Selected Memories: Fragments, Sketches and Ideas From the Lustlux-years), Lydmar hotel, Stockholm, Sweden 2005 - (10-11 / 14-01) - Powered by zero (The end of the BAMBI cycle) - Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris 2005 - (23-11 / 15-01) - Autonomic High (the things I can't control, no matter how I try) - FRAC Caen, Lower Normandy 2006 - (11-09 / 15-10) - I've been guilty of hanging around - Participant Inc, New York 2007 - (25-05 / 19-08) - For Someone Who Nearly Died But Survived - Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway 2008 - (01-01 / 25-05) - Kunsthallen Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, Denmark 2008 - Opening October 19 - P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, USA 2009 - (07-05 / 20/06) - All Passion Spent (Death and Dark Forests) - Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris 2010 - (19/06 / 26/06) - 2010 N.N (Nothing left // ) - Galleri NordNorge, Harstad, Norway
References
External links Børre Sæthre at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center / MoMA, New York, USA Video at VernissageTV.