The exhibition Interference showcases textile art by Agnes Guttormsgaard (b. 1954), and both textile art and video works by Vebjørn Guttormsgaard Møllberg (b. 1984). The artist duo are mother and son. Interference presents works created by the two artists, both together and individually, covering the period from 1981 to 2025.
The title refers to a phenomenon in physics. Interference describes the situation where two or more waves meet at the same point and form a new wave pattern. In many of their works, Guttormsgaard and Møllberg are concerned with waves and their ripple effects. Metaphorically, the title also alludes to the duo’s artistic practice, where they influence and “disturb” each other (similar to the English term interference meaning intervention or disruption).
The works presented in the exhibition are a combination of pieces owned by the artists and loans from private individuals, as well as public and private collections.
On show in Room 1.
Agnes Guttormsgaard (b. 1954) lives and works in Notodden. She studied at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHIO) and the Universuty of South-Eastern Norway (USN). From the time she graduated in 1978 until well into the 2000s, she had an active career, including participating in The Autumn Exhibition every year between 1978 and 1991. Due to illness in recent years she has been unable to weave herself, and has started collaborating with others, particularly her son Vebjørn Guttormsgaard Møllberg. He has been her weaving assistant since 2017, and since 2021, they have been working together on an equal footing.
Guttormsgaard has previously worked extensively with public art, creating works for, among others, Skien Prison, the Tokke Municipal Office, USN Notodden, and the Psychiatric Hospital in Notodden. Recent exhibitions include the retrospective Omkalfatring at Blaker gamle Meieri in 2021, and the solo exhibition Det flyktige og skjøre (The Fleeting and Fragile) at the Foajé Gallery at USN Notodden.
Vebjørn Guttormsgaard Møllberg (b. 1984) lives in Oslo and works in Notodden and Oslo. He frequently exhibits transparent woven works alongside video art. His thematic focus revolves around resistance, alienation, and discomfort in nature. Møllberg holds an MFA from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (2015) and a BFA from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tromsø (2010). He has also studied at Nordland Art and Film School.
Recent solo exhibitions include Kroppen smelter (The Body Melts) at the Foajé Gallery at USN Notodden (2023), La meg brenne ut i ingenting (Let Me Burn Out into Nothing) at Telemark Kunstsenter, Skien (2022), and The Blue Voyeur at Atelier Nord, Oslo (2016). Møllberg has also participated in group exhibitions at venues such as KODE, Galleri Format, and Sørlandsutstillingen.