Photo exhibition: “Translucence” Cathrine Maske
A temporary exhibition in the Botanical Garden.
In the exhibition “Translucence”, photographer and glass artist Cathrine Maske explores translucency – both as a physical phenomenon and as an artistic expression.
Temporary exhibition
Outside Lids House, September 25 – December 31
In the exhibition “Translucence”, photographer and glass artist Cathrine Maske explores translucency – both as a physical phenomenon and as an artistic expression.
A translucent material is neither transparent nor opaque; it allows light to pass through partially, scattering it and creating varying degrees of matte surface, layering, and depth – qualities that Maske makes use of in her work.
The exhibition, presented at the Botanical Garden, is a visual investigation of forms and structures in both body and nature. Many biological materials are translucent: they let light partially through, and their optical properties change over the course of a biological life cycle. The exhibition explores and makes visible what usually occurs during decay and transformation in nature’s late phase. It highlights the fragility of what is dissolving: leaves that dry out, seed capsules that empty, and traces left behind by life that once was. Within this landscape, parallels also emerge with the human body – in form and in structure.
As an artist, Maske has often combined glass and photography. In this exhibition, for the first time, she employs plexiglass and new methods for transferring photographs on a large scale onto such materials.
Cathrine Maske works at Gamle Munch – the former Munch Museum. She has been inspired by having the Botanical Garden as a neighbor, a place for observation, wonder, and science.
About Cathrine Maske
Cathrine Maske (b. 1966) is educated at the National School of Art, Craft, and Design in Oslo, the University of Sunderland, and the Bergen Academy of Art and Design. She holds a master’s degree from Aalto University in Helsinki, where she researched a technique for encapsulating photographic silkscreens in glass. Since 1997, she has worked as a practicing artist, with projects ranging from public art to sculptural objects displayed in exhibitions nationally and internationally, as well as functional design products. In addition, she has held several solo exhibitions featuring photography. Her glass works are represented in collections including the National Museum, KODE, the Nordenfjeldske Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, the Northern Norwegian Art Museum, the Sørlandet Art Museum, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art in the USA. She has received the Norwegian Design Council’s award for young designers and the Scheibler Design Award, and has been granted several scholarships, most recently the State’s 10-year work grant for established artists.
Read more on her website.
The exhibition is a collaboration with the Natural History Museum and is supported by: Canon Norway, Plexon A/S, and printed by Lundeby & Co.
Practical information
- The exhibition runs from September 25 – December 31 and is located outside Lids House in the Botanical Garden.
- The exhibition is accessible for wheelchair users.
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