Entrée is proud to present Cato Løland’s most recent body of work at Paris Internationale. In his new series of sculptures entitled Chests, Løland has sought to locate similar forms in nature and within the body itself. The resulting sculptures reference ribcages and avian nests. Twisted wires and bent curtain rods create a rigid armature on which the artist has woven scraps of plastic, netting, delicate fabrics, plaster-wrapped bands, and organic materials such as seaweeds, grasses, flower petals, and branches. The forms are largely spherical and self-contained, they interact by latching on to the existing architecture much as nests cling to the branches of trees and sheer faces of cliffs.
Cato Løland (b. 1982) lives in Bergen, Norway. His work has a playful odor and refuses to get categorized, it questions hierarchies within materials and techniques. Detritus cast aside and rescued from alleyways can be found alongside expensive silk and high-quality artistic tools. He is particularly drawn to industrially produced materials as they offer an opportunity for the reintroduction of the human hand in their creation – for reanimation. Subtlety, vulnerability, playfulness, and insistent presence has become hallmarks of his practice. Løland completed his MA from Bergen Academy of Art and Design in 2009. Recent solo exhibitions include Reservoar (2022) at The Textile Industry Museum, Salhus (NO), Før, før, etter, etter (2021) at Tag Team, Bergen (NO), Albogerom (2020) at SOFT Gallery, Oslo (NO) and Folded Lines, Battle and Events (2016) at Entrée, Bergen (NO). Current group exhibitions include The Queer Gaze at KODE Art Museums, Bergen (NO) and Contextile at the 6th Contemporary Textile Art Biennial in Guimarães (PT). Løland’s work is included in the collections of KORO Public Art Norway, KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes, The Bergen Municipality Collection, Sogn og Fjordane Art Museum, University of Bergen as well as several private collections.
We’ll bring - fresh off the press - a new artist’s monograph on Cato Løland’s practice, to be launched during Paris Internationale. The book includes a new essay by Heather Jones, and newly translated texts by Sara Kollstrøm Heilevang and Nanna Stjernholm Jepsen. The publication is designed by Petri Henriksson (Blank Blank), and published by Entrée.
Throughout the years, Paris Internationale has established itself as a new model in the ecosystem of international contemporary art fairs. Forward thinking and collaborative, free spirited and audacious, the non-profit fair was founded in 2015 on the initiative of a group of galleries. Since its creation, the fair offers a rich selection of cutting-edge artistic projects presented by galleries from around the world. For its eighth edition, Paris Internationale will host 59 galleries from 26 countries and will take place in a historically relevant venue: the former studio of the French photographer Nadar, and as well the home of the first Impressionist Exhibition back in 1874. Entrance to Paris Internationale is free, we hope to see you there!
Entrée is kindly supported by Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA), Bergen Municipality and Arts Council Norway.
Cato Løland in his studio, April 2022. Photo by Linn Heidi Stokkedal.
Cato Løland
Cato Løland
