Utstilling: Geir Moseid - move closer

MELK is proud to present move closer, Geir Moseid’s third solo exibition at MELK, opening on October 11.

We hope to see you in Hallings gate 5 from 18.00–21.00 this Friday.

In move closer, Moseid confronts the familiar, and examines our closest relationships. Through dramatic narratives, he explores the home as an arena for the dichotomies of human behaviour.

Moseid’s motifs offer a glimpse into undefined and often disturbing vignettes that can be read in a multitude of ways.

In the intersection of staged photography and documentary traditions his work walks the line between fact and fiction, honesty and deceit?

Geir Moseid (b. 1978, Tønsberg, NO) is a Norwegian photographer living and working in Oslo, Norway. Since graduating from London College of Communication in 2008, Moseid has been working on multiple photographic series, operating at the point where documentary practice and staged photography meet.

By working with a 4x5 inch camera Moseid aims to challenge how one can talk about and discuss social, anthropological and economical issues in contemporary photography.

Communication and a humanistic approach has always been the base of the practice, while the narrative elements within the work often remain open and ambiguous. A focus on colour, texture, ambiguity and human relationships of various kinds forms the base of his practice.

The exhibition is generously supported by Kulturdirektoratet and Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond.