A K DOLVEN's work is not bound by a particular medium but explores the realms of painting, sculpture, video, photography, sound work and performance. In works which span the monumental and the minimal, the universal and the intimate she is continually attempting to find balance between the human body and the landscapes in which she roams: the London metropolis and the wilds of Lofoten (Norway).
Working with the human body, human voices, natural objects and the environment deepens her understanding of their overlap and the minutiae of their gestures. History's trace rears itself in the use of found objects and voices; a rock with millions of years of narrative (Eventyrsteinen, 2014), the voices of townspeople (Bodøstemmer 2014) or the sound of artic cod never before recorded (Nasssammlung, 2015). Their contradictions, similarities and subtleties are explored through Dolven's work.
Dolven's approach is underpinned by her reflection, both intellectual and intuitive, on the human condition. Her work tends to refer to actual sensory experiences that shed light on our understanding of today's world, exploring the subtle and unconscious mechanisms used in perception, memory and emotion. The cry of a voice amongst mountains (please return, 2014), a stroke of a foot across a metal canvas (horizontal painting, 2014) or the complex journey of one human (A Other Teenager, 2016) over others is all an attempt at finding equilibrium in the contemporary space. Dolven's art continually explores the importance of these gestures in social, political and cultural contexts.
Dolven has exhibited widely selected solo shows include IKON Gallery (Birmingham, 2015); Palais de Tokyo (Paris, 2014); Bergen Kunsthall (Norway, 2004); Kunsthalle Bern (Switzerland, 2001); South London Gallery (UK, 2001) and the Philadelphia Museum of Art (USA, 1999).
Among others, selected group exhibitions include 21st Century, Minsheng Art Museum (Shanghai, 2016); Louisiana Museum (Denmark, 2016); Museum of Contemporary Art Oslo (Norway, 2015); Turner Contemporary (UK, 2015); Neue Nationalgalerie, (Berlin, 2006); Tate Liverpool (UK, 2000) and ICA (UK, 2004).
In 2005 she received the Prince Eugen Medal (Sweden) for outstanding artistic achievements.
A K Dolven lives and works between London (UK) and Lofoten (Norway).
Working with the human body, human voices, natural objects and the environment deepens her understanding of their overlap and the minutiae of their gestures. History's trace rears itself in the use of found objects and voices; a rock with millions of years of narrative (Eventyrsteinen, 2014), the voices of townspeople (Bodøstemmer 2014) or the sound of artic cod never before recorded (Nasssammlung, 2015). Their contradictions, similarities and subtleties are explored through Dolven's work.
Dolven's approach is underpinned by her reflection, both intellectual and intuitive, on the human condition. Her work tends to refer to actual sensory experiences that shed light on our understanding of today's world, exploring the subtle and unconscious mechanisms used in perception, memory and emotion. The cry of a voice amongst mountains (please return, 2014), a stroke of a foot across a metal canvas (horizontal painting, 2014) or the complex journey of one human (A Other Teenager, 2016) over others is all an attempt at finding equilibrium in the contemporary space. Dolven's art continually explores the importance of these gestures in social, political and cultural contexts.
Dolven has exhibited widely selected solo shows include IKON Gallery (Birmingham, 2015); Palais de Tokyo (Paris, 2014); Bergen Kunsthall (Norway, 2004); Kunsthalle Bern (Switzerland, 2001); South London Gallery (UK, 2001) and the Philadelphia Museum of Art (USA, 1999).
Among others, selected group exhibitions include 21st Century, Minsheng Art Museum (Shanghai, 2016); Louisiana Museum (Denmark, 2016); Museum of Contemporary Art Oslo (Norway, 2015); Turner Contemporary (UK, 2015); Neue Nationalgalerie, (Berlin, 2006); Tate Liverpool (UK, 2000) and ICA (UK, 2004).
In 2005 she received the Prince Eugen Medal (Sweden) for outstanding artistic achievements.
A K Dolven lives and works between London (UK) and Lofoten (Norway).