Gjertrud Hals was born and raised on a small island on the north-western coast of Norway, and was educated a teacher and a tapestry weaver. However, she early started experimenting with fiber-based materials and sculptural techniques. In the late 1980s she was gaining international recognition with Lava, a series of vessels/ containers made from cotton and flax pulp. That was the starting point of a life with travels and exhibitions, as well as acquisitions to public and private collections in USA, Europe, Japan and China. Since 2013 Gjertrud Hals has been represented by Galerie Maria Wettergren, Paris, and her art has increasingly been made available to a large audience through fairs and exhibitions. Her practice incorporates techniques such as casting, weaving and knitting, often using natural and found materials.She covers a range of themes, circling around history, tradition, philosophy and religions, from Christianity to Zen Buddhism. She is especially interested in mythology, as an important source for understanding and expressing oneself as an artist in the complex world of today.
- Section PS Design
- Venue Palazzo Mora
- Based in Molde, Norway
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