Time is often perceived as a line—a chronological, slender thread. There is a sense of importance in saying, “Everything has a beginning and an end.” We cling to this idea, feeling an urge to pause, to stop time. But time circles, spirals, curves, and eventually dissipates like sand.

For this exhibition, Petra Dalström has created a series of sculptures and installations that attempt to define an uncertain period through gravity. Ceramic vessels are filled with fine, delicate sand. A dark basin is filled with water to its brim. These objects act as sculptural hourglasses or small, truncated cycles—controlled delays or reference points that seek presence.

In her artistic practice, Dalström explores the functional and sensory qualities of various materials. She works with tangible, tactile substances such as copper, wax, and porcelain dust, as well as more elusive, intangible natural elements like time, gravity, light, and water. Her observations are transformed into fragile sculptures, kinetic installations, and narratives, where she often employs low-tech methods to create movement or progression within her works.

Petra Dalström (b. 1987, Lycksele) is based in Copenhagen and trained in ceramic design at KADK Design School on Bornholm. She primarily works between Denmark and Norway but has also exhibited in Korea, Japan, Italy, and England, including at Tag Team Studio (NO), Vestlandsutstillingen (NO), the Norwegian Sculptors’ Association (NO), Mindcraft18 (IT), and Peach Corner (DK). This year, Dalström received a five-year working grant from the Norwegian Arts Council.

Curated by Henriette Noermark

Photo: Ole Akhøj

PETRA DALSTRÖM

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