Siri Hermansen
Siri Hermansen in Gothenburg. Photo: Bernd Uhlig
Siri Hermansen is based in Norway and has exhibited internationally, including Moscow, Rome, Paris, Rotterdam and at the Venice Biennale.
Siri Hermansen’s work is an ongoing artistic investigation creating a contrast between the immediate visual observation and the conceptual significance of various objects. The integration of everyday objects in her art invites the observer to reflect on social issues such as consumerism, industrialism and politics.
“My work is based on stereotyped images and objects collected from popular culture or from everyday life. I use these objects as tools to investigate and comprehend reality and contrasting cultures. I often choose to work with objects that are already highly charged – objects that carry within them their own history. Through the transformation process I strive to create a parallel reality, which stands in contrast to the apparent perceptions and experiences a reversed self-reflection within the objects, a dialogue between the external, visual aspect of the object and its internal meaning conducted within each object as a whole.”
