AIR: Barbro Raen Thomassen

Norwegian sculptor Barbro Raen Thomassen stayed at TCG Nordica in Oct/Nov 2009.

Sculptor Barbro Raen Thomassen, Norway, is a well-established artist who has exhibited her works in a number of countries during the years. Her main purpose with her stay in TCG Nordica was to gain new impressions and ideas.

When coming back to Norway her book ”AV ASKE. To installasjoner av Barbro Raen Thomassen”, with texts of among others poet Paal-Helge Haugen, was launched in Norway.

Sponsor: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Photos (from the top):

1. Lighter than air - Stronger than death. Seed objects carved in stone, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Arendal 2003. Photo: Dannevig.

2. "UFO-Seed" / Seed object (Corn spurrey) in granite. Hight = 60 sm, diamter = 96 cm. Exhibited in Germany and various places in Norway during 2005-06.

3. As for man, his days are as grass. Vanitas 2005/06. Installation, Sörlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand. Double bed, wall and floor sown with grass, 324x240x240 cm. Photo: Kjartan Bjelland.

© Barbro Raen Thomassen.
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