Per Inge Bjørlo is considered one of Norway's most important visual artists who are now deceased. The exhibition "Storytelling from Smell and Sound / Not Sure If I Want More?..." was shown in both skylights in Kunstnernes Hus Sculptures, paintings and installations which, with their clear physical anchoring, formed a holistic space. The works express universal human experiences that oscillate between down-to-earth everyday life. Happiness and the very worst crisis.

Artistic director Maaretta Jaukkuri wrote the following in her essay in the catalogue produced in connection with the exhibition: "A possible approach is to think of Per Inge Bjørlo's art as an inner landscape, a mental space shaped by memories of emotions and events. Bjørlo invites the viewer to step into a space where he/she finds expression for sounds, smells and spoken words that can affect his/her emotional life. In other words, Bjørlo feels and thinks in images, even the words he hears are transformed into images".

In connection with the opening, Kunstnernes Hus arranged an Artist’s talk by the director of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Poul Erik Tøjner and Per Inge Bjørlo. Kunstnernes Hus produced a catalogue in connection with the exhibition.

Photo: Leif Gabrielsen