Yngve Holen Books

The Ensouled Machine The Norwegian-German artist Yngve Holen (b. 1982; lives and works in Oslo and Berlin) uses sculpture and imaging processes to grapple with means of transportation, technologies, and the human body. In the aerospace industry, foreign object debris ( FOD) is the umbrella term for objects found in inappropriate places where they may cause damage. The dislocation of an object is more relevant in this perspective than its other inherent qualities. Holen harnesses the concept to isolate familiar objects from their assigned contexts and their positions in the industry. In his staging, sculptures, machine components, and other industrial products meander between the man-machine complex and the body-spirit ordinary objects become strange, charged with a striking sculptural quality that would seem to reveal the object's organic or even humanoid presence. The publication documents Holen's first solo exhibition in China and features over thirty new works the artist created for the presentation at the X Museum, Beijing. With essays by Poppy Dongxue Wu, Ida Eritsland and Timo Feldhaus.

The Norwegian-German artist Yngve Holen employs sculpture and imaging techniques to delve into transportation, technology, and the body. His works from 2010–2015 showcase his innovative use of 3D printing, water-cutting, tailoring, and consumer spare parts, pushing the boundaries of contemporary materials and industries. This monograph features seven essays by various writers and artists, alternating between satin and uncoated papers, blending images and text. It opens with a SWOT analysis by Aedrhlsomrs Othryutupt Lauecehrofn, assessing Holen’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Victoria Camblin examines Holen’s use of industrial objects with holes, highlighting their esoteric and erotic significance in art history. Thom Bettridge combines an essay with an interview, reflecting on our obsession with hygiene and consumerism. S01E01 addresses the psychological effects of industrial speed, particularly regarding commercial air travel. Pablo Larios critiques contemporary issues, exploring animism, fetishism, and closed trade knowledge in sculpture. Karl Holmqvist analyzes Holen’s 3D-printed titanium Hater Head screw and its impact on our built environment and psyche. Eric Schmid discusses the philosophical implications of determinism in our focus on events, referencing Alain Badiou and Jacques Rancière.

The work by the sculptor Yngve Holen revolves around the increasingly tangled relationship between human and machine, the physical body and consumer culture. For his most extensive solo show in Norway to date, he took the opportunity to trace the linguistic, tactile, visual, and site-specific parameters that define us and our environment. He bridges the gap from the general to the personal by exploring the theme of his Norwegian-German background in the show’s title, as well as in a new group of works named HEINZERLING. The catalogue includes views of the exhibition at the Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo, along with works from the past decade of the artist’s career and photographs of a new, site-specific installation at the Holens’ family cottage in Kvam, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. Yngve Holen (*1982, Braunschweig, Germany), is of Norwegian-German heritage and lives in Berlin. He was awarded the 2014/15 ars viva prize and the 2017 Robert Jacobsen Prize. His work has been shown in numerous institutional solo and group shows around the world. Exhibitions: Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo March 1—April 21, 2019 Kunsthall Stavanger May 16—July 28, 2019 YNGVE HOLEN (*1982, Braunschweig, Germany), is of Norwegian-German heritage and lives in Berlin. He was awarded the 2014/15 ars viva prize and the 2017 Robert Jacobsen Prize. His work has been shown in numerous institutional solo and group shows around the world.