About

Stian Ådlandsviks methods are similar to those of archaeologists: He examines and processes both historical and contemporary events and objects, which he then evaluates and re-contextualizes in the form of drawings, photographs and sculptures. Through this interplay of historical fact and artistic expression, associations arise - reflections about our historical past, contemporary ideals and visions of the future.

By utilizing journalistic and subjective investigative methods Ådlandsvik researches transnational and – continental trade and production systems, questioning their organizational form and examining what they inflict on society at an individual level.

His works are usually reorganized hybrids, where the constituents often feature distinct origins and connections that are brought into a new entity. By pursuing how these works are constructed and treated, what they consist of and where these constituents come from, certain logics or mentalities are unveiled and made readable. A critique of free market and liberal ideas are often a backdrop.

Brought together, Ådlandsviks works create scenic rooms that reveal new arguments, links and paradoxes in the topics treated.