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Birke Gorm

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This minimalist sculpture features two weathered, wooden sticks in a simple, vertical composition against a plain white background. The combination of the organic, natural forms and the stark, clinical setting creates a striking visual contrast. The piece appears to explore themes of fragility, impermanence, and the beauty found in humble, everyday objects. The artist's use of found materials and the work's spare, understated aesthetic suggest an interest in highlighting the inherent artistry and meaning within the mundane. This conceptual approach is characteristic of many contemporary sculptural works that challenge traditional notions of what constitutes art. ...

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Birke Gorm
Artist
Birke Gorm
B.1986, German

“The common woman is as common as a thunderstorm”, says the woven writing of Birke Gorm’s hanging fabrics made of jute. Gorm works with archaic materials of metal, terracotta, jute or wood, incorporating a range of techniques, such as woodcarving, stitching, writing, and flexing. The artist’s practice explores womanhood and solidarity, expressed in powerful and assuring terms. Her sculptural works depict human-shaped figures made out of found and collected over time terracotta bricks and peebles, with pots and jugs in the place of heads and faces. On their stomachs are fabrics and cushions which carry keychains, nails, bolts, champagne corks, and other accidental objects. Pregnancy is depicted as not a weakening, bed-bounding female destiny, but a moving, fierce power. The common woman can be any woman, and any woman is an empowered force fueling collective solidarity. ...

Birke Gorm: Artworks
IOU (2)
Birke Gorm
IOU (2), 2017
43 x 8 x 9cm
huswif (AIT)
Birke Gorm
huswif (AIT), 2021
67 x 32 x 13cm
huswif (SEVEN)
Birke Gorm
huswif (SEVEN), 2021
77 x 32 x 10cm
loaf of meat (4246g)
Birke Gorm
loaf of meat (4246g), 2020
55 x 21 x 10cm
move (from the marrow to the bone, from the bone to the muscle, from the muscle to the skin, from the skin to the hair, and from the hair) away from here
Birke Gorm
move (from the marrow to the bone, from the bone to the muscle, from the muscle to the skin, from the skin to the hair, and from the hair) away from here, 2017
100 x 50 x 50cm
ulterior motives (mother hen)
Birke Gorm
ulterior motives (mother hen), 2021
110 x 160cm
ulterior motives (work animal)
Birke Gorm
ulterior motives (work animal), 2021
110 x 170cm
some girls’ mothers are bigger than other girls‘ mothers (03)
Birke Gorm
some girls’ mothers are bigger than other girls‘ mothers (03), 2020
106 x 102cm
some girls’ mothers are bigger than other girls‘ mothers (04)
Birke Gorm
some girls’ mothers are bigger than other girls‘ mothers (04), 2020
105 x 85cm
some girls’ mothers are bigger than other girls‘ mothers (05)
Birke Gorm
some girls’ mothers are bigger than other girls‘ mothers (05), 2020
100 x 92cm
How to do Anything (Laurels)
Birke Gorm
How to do Anything (Laurels), 2018
120 x 100cm
How to do Anything (Soliloquy)
Birke Gorm
How to do Anything (Soliloquy), 2018
120 x 100cm
I CAN SMILE AT THE PAST no. 3 (The Executioner)
Birke Gorm
I CAN SMILE AT THE PAST no. 3 (The Executioner), 2018
200 x 100cm
I CAN SMILE AT THE PAST no. 1 (The Bishop)
Birke Gorm
I CAN SMILE AT THE PAST no. 1 (The Bishop), 2018
200 x 100cm
I CAN SMILE AT THE PAST no. 2 (The Pagan)
Birke Gorm
I CAN SMILE AT THE PAST no. 2 (The Pagan), 2018
200 x 100cm
loaf of meat (3562g)
Birke Gorm
loaf of meat (3562g), 2020
55 x 14 x 10cm
loaf of meat (3989g)
Birke Gorm
loaf of meat (3989g), 2020
52 x 17 x 10cm
loaf of meat (3805g)
Birke Gorm
loaf of meat (3805g), 2020
51 x 17 x 10cm
some girls' mothers are bigger than other girls‘ mothers (02)
Birke Gorm
some girls' mothers are bigger than other girls‘ mothers (02), 2020
100 x 90cm
common crazy I
Birke Gorm
common crazy I, 2020
149 x 167cm
common crazy II
Birke Gorm
common crazy II, 2020
147 x 139cm
ulterior motives (young bird)
Birke Gorm
ulterior motives (young bird), 2021
110 x 150cm
ulterior motives (young
Birke Gorm
ulterior motives (young, 2021
110 x 160cm
IOU
Birke Gorm
IOU, 2021
41 x 8 x 7cm
IOU
Birke Gorm
IOU, 2021
63 x 10 x 7cm
huswif (FOWER)
Birke Gorm
huswif (FOWER), 2021
63 x 28 x 8cm
huswif (WON ZERO)
Birke Gorm
huswif (WON ZERO), 2021
66 x 35 x 25cm
huswif (WUN)
Birke Gorm
huswif (WUN), 2021
70 x 28 x 8cm
huswif (TREE)
Birke Gorm
huswif (TREE), 2021
77 x 32 x 10cm
IOU
Birke Gorm
IOU, 2021
68 x 10 x 9cm
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Birke Gorm
IOU, 2021
50 x 12 x 9cm
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Birke Gorm
IOU, 2021
75 x 12 x 9cm
IOU
Birke Gorm
IOU, 2021
33 x 11 x 8cm
IOU
Birke Gorm
IOU, 2021
50 x 10 x 6cm
IOU
Birke Gorm
IOU, 2021
33 x 11 x 8cm
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Birke Gorm
IOU, 2021
65 x 10 x 8cm
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Birke Gorm
IOU, 2021
31 x 10 x 7cm
sit-up & composure (1)
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Croy Nielsen
Gallery
Croy Nielsen
Vienna

In 2016 Croy Nielsen moved from Berlin to Vienna, where it is located in the beletage apartment of a historical building in the 1st district. The gallery was founded by Oliver Croy (AT) and Henrikke Nielsen (DK). Artists such as Nina Beier, Marie Lund, and Benoît Maire, have been part of the program since its inception, and were later joined by Olga Balema, Georgia Gardner Gray, and Sandra Mujinga. Vienna-based artists include Ernst Yohji Jaeger, Joanna Woś, and Soshiro Matsubara. The gallery has strong ties to the Nordic region, representing several artists from the Scandinavian contries and regularly participating in fairs and projects in the area. ...

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