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Quote by Torbjørn Rødland

“Initially I borrowed the word "perverse" for my works from Roland Barthes, meaning pleasure-driven and not geared to inform or promote a service or a product.”

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Torbjørn Rødland

Torbjørn Rødland is a Norwegian photographer known for his unique style and profound insights into social issues. His work is predominantly in black and white, exploring the essence of human existence and social phenomena through unique perspectives and compositions. more

“Initially I borrowed the word “perverse” from Roland Barthes, meaning pleasure-driven and not geared to inform or promote a service or a product. An unproductive photograph designed to keep you in the process of looking is of course something larger than an expression of aberrant sexuality.”

Photograph Sexuality

Author:Torbjørn Rødland

“I'm experimenting and pushing as far as I can. I typically don't know what I was aiming for until I see what I ended up with. Then I can study and choose.”

Study

Author:Torbjørn Rødland

“It's easy to play fun forms, surfaces, and languages against each other. Teenagers do this every day, producing winning memes from random patterns. I need the joke to hurt more; I want it to sink deeper than the postmodern grin.”

Winning Language Fun Easy Hurt Jokes Teenager Postmodern

Author:Torbjørn Rødland

“I often have to feel my way through the alternatives. The 99-cent store is attractive because it offers objects that aren't promoted in glossy magazines. The work then becomes a form of alchemy.”

My Way Attractive Alchemy

Author:Torbjørn Rødland