Max Barel (b.1996) is born in Oslo, and is currently doing his BA at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg. He is a lens-based artist working with photography as well as installations that refer to photographs we are used to seeing and taking. His images feel both familiar and alien, often exploring our need to create meaning or narrative in the photos we see.
Education
2021 - 2024 - BFA Photography, Valand Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden
2018 - 2020 - Oslo Fotokunstskole
Group exhibitions
2023 - “Inkarnasjon” - Gamle Munch, Oslo
2023 - “Att vila halvvägs” - Galleri Rotor 2, Gothenburg, SE
2023 - “Spring Break” - Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, SE
2022 - CFF Salong - Vulkano, Gothenburg, SE
2022 - “Looking for ants” - Galleri Rotor 2, Gothenburg, SE
2022 - "PEP New Talents 2021" - Kommunale Galerie, Berlin, DE
2022 - "FUS" - KÖSK - Oslo
2021 - "Sound #7 / Ljud in. Ljud out." - Göteborgs konstmuseum - Gothenburg, SE
2021 - "During restless nights and uncomfortable days" - Vulkano - Gothenburg, SE
2021 - "Private 7 x Art Collective" - Sankt Peder Stræde 19 - Copenhagen, DK
2021 - "Fresh Eyes group exhibition" - Haute photographie - Amsterdam, NL
2021 - "Røst" - Chat Noir, Oslo
2020 - "The Body" - A60 Contemporary Art Space - Milan, Italy
2020 - "Skorpe" (Duo show with Sunniva Hestenes) - Galleri Cyan
2020 - "Avgangsutstilling (Digital)" - Oslo Fotokunstskole
2019 - "Røynd" – Galleri Cyan
2019 - "Årsutstilling" – Oslo Fotokunstskole
Awards
2022 - Athens Photo Festival, Shortlisted
2021 - PEP New Talents, Selected
2021 - Fresh Eyes Talent, Selected
maxoienbarel@gmail.com
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@max__barel