when the man-made invades nature – rune guneriussen

Rene Guneriussen, An upward displacement (2010), c-print/aluminium

Norwegian artist Rune Guneriussen practices installation art and photography, balancing the two in an oeuvre that takes nature as its setting and man-made objects as its subject. Guneriussen photographs these objects in outdoor installations, which are never seen by the public first hand.

Rune Guneriussen, One can rely on the prudence of his decisions # 04 (2008), c-print/aluminium

Rune Guneriussen, Evolution # 03 (2005), c-print/aluminium

Rune Guneriussen, One can rely on the prudence of his decisions # 02 (2008), c-print/aluminium

Rune Guneriussen, One can rely on the prudence of his decisions # 01 (2007), c-print/aluminium

‘It is an approach to the balance between nature and culture, but also a multiple reading of stories,’ Guneriussen explains.

Rune Guneriussen, Untitled havoc (2008), c-print/aluminium

Rune Guneriussen, Connections # 02 (2006), c-print/aluminium

Rune Guneriussen, On the brink (2008), c-print/aluminium

The works here feature a series of artificially-made household lights, telephones and globes placed in the wilderness. This juxtaposition of artificial and natural results in surreal landscapes, dream-like in their unlikely compositions. The objects seem to take on new life-like qualities when placed in these settings, as if part of the natural fabric, as if Guneriussen has stumbled upon and photographed a naturally occurring phenomenon.