Irene Nordli: My Hands Keep Getting Bigger - by Gjertrud Steinsvåg (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This publication showcases Irene Nordli's work and traces her artistic evolution over the past three decades, offering a profound exploration through striking photography and experimental design.

This publication showcases the oeuvre of Irene Nordli, one of the Nordic ceramics scene's most renowned artists, and examines how her works have evolved over the past three decades. Known for her figurines and porcelain, and the interplay between body and material, her art is presented in a way that interweaves the personal, the artistic, and the historical. My Hands Keep Getting Bigger invites readers to reflect deeply on her creative journey up to her largest solo exhibition at Kunsthall Grenland in 2024. The dialogue between Irene Nordli and Gjertrud Steinsvåg forms the core of the text, highlighting pivotal moments and reflections that have shaped her work. Photographer Thomas Ekström adds a compelling visual layer by capturing the extraordinary in the everyday, while designer Martin Egge Lundell fuses text and image with an experimental approach, challenging the conventional art monograph.

About the Author

Gjertrud Steinsvåg (b. 1978) is the daily and artistic director of ROM for Art and Architecture. She has previously been head of international projects in Norwegian Crafts (2011-2015) and program director for the bachelor's program in medium- and material-based art at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (2015-2019). Steinsvåg has an educational background in Fine Arts; Oslo National Academy of the Arts (2001-2006) and Creative Curatorial Practice, Bergen Academy of Art and Design (2010-2012). Steinsvåg was the producer and catalogue editor of the exhibition Beyond G(l)aze, which was shown at Jinji Lake Art Museum (Suzhou) in 2014 and KODE 2 (Bergen) in 2015, and has written for various publications. She was editor of KUNSTforum 3/2015, Documents on Contemporary Crafts No. 2: Materiality Matters (2014), Norwegian Crafts Magazine, issue 2/2013 and the online publication Never Mind the Benefits (Feil Forlag, 2012).