Curiouser and Curiouser! Following the White Rabbit into the Absurd and Bawdy World of Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg
Installation view from How to Slay a Demon , 2019 "Using sculpture, stop-motion film, sound, and immersive installation, the artists construct narratives that speak to emotional tension, confliction, sexual impulse, and violence." Tanya Bonakdar Gallery One Last Trip to The Underworld was an exhibition on view at the Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in New York City from November 1, 2019, through December 20, 2019. Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg's collaborative works featured four full films of stop motion animation; Damaged Goods , How to Slay a Demon, This is Heaven, and One Last Trip to the Underworld. Djurberg and Berg's ability to conjure a unique form like Lewis Carroll's Alice and Wonderland and blend content with dark humor seen in Dr. Suess synchronizes with my psyche. The two met in Berlin, Germany but are both Swedish-born, pulling on the artistic form of Swedish folklore where one goes back to nature or allegorical animals representing human characte