ISCA GALLERY

SIGNE SOLBERG
Døgnrytmer (Circadian Rythms)
April 10 - May 24

ISCA Gallery is pleased to present Døgnrytmer (Circadian Rhythms), a solo exhibition by Signe Solberg featuring a new series of wall-mounted reliefs in metal, stone, and wood.

Through a distinct geometric language of unfolding triangles, Solberg explores the notion of Circadian Rhythms—unseen cycles that shape both our physical presence and mental landscapes. Her works reflect these natural fluctuations through structured repetition, measured interruptions, and shifts in materiality. Copper and brass, patinated with simple household substances, bear the marks of time, temperature, and handling. Hues of green, blue, and turquoise emerge across the surfaces in a painterly manner, revealing the quiet passage of transformation.

At the core of Solberg’s practice is an engagement with space and boundaries—both physical and mental—and a relentless pushing and stretching of their limits. For this exhibition, she has created a series of framed compositions: nearly flat reliefs in metal, wood, and stone, presented in square and rectangular formats. These structured boundaries provide a place for rest and resolution, guiding perception while anchoring the compositions in a defined space. Within them, a delicate balance unfolds—openness and containment, harmony and movement, order and flux.

Much like the exhibition’s title, the works navigate the ebb and flow of time. Just as we adjust to personal rhythms while constantly adapting to the interruptions and influences of others, these pieces embody a dynamic tension between continuity and disruption, stability and change.

Signe Solberg (b. 1985, Froland) holds an MFA and BFA from Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2011 and 2009 respectively. She has recently had solo exhibitions at Trøndelag Center for Contemporary Art, Trondheim, 2023; Kristiansand Kunsthall, 2021; Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Arendal, 2017; and Vigeland Musuem, Oslo, 2015. Public commissions include Kirkenes hospital, Norwegian Health Archives, Kolbotn school, Oslo Central Station, REV Ocean Research Vessel and Torbjørnsbu Art Arena. Her works have been purchased by a number of public and private art collections including Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Oslo municipality's art collection, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Norges Bank and Equinor Art Programme. In 2023 she was commissioned to travel to and make a series of new works for the exhibition Hierro taking place at Estudio Figueroa-Vives, Havana, Cuba. Solberg currently lives and works in Hobøl, Norway.

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