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





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