Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg

Combining animation, sculpture, and sound, Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg craft psychologically charged scenarios that delve into human and animalistic desires.

Biography of Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg

Born in 1978 in Lysekil, Sweden, Nathalie Djurberg pursued her art education at Folkuniversitetet and Hovedskous Art School in Gothenburg. She later obtained her Master of Fine Arts from Malmö Art Academy in 2002.

Over the years since 2001, Djurberg has cultivated a unique filmmaking approach, employing clay animation to vividly depict primal instincts ranging from jealousy, revenge, and greed, to submission and lust.

Born in 1978 in Rättvik, Hans Berg is a self-taught musician known for his emphasis on electronic organic sounds produced with synthesizers. He creates the atmospheric soundscapes and scores the mesmerizing music that accompanies Djurberg’s animations and installations.

Since 2004, Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg have collaborated closely, crafting transgressive narratives brimming with symbolic depth and emotional resonance. Their works delve into allegorical myths and evoke grotesque, nightmarish visions, as seen in pieces like "Tiger Licking Girl's Butt" (2004), "We Are Not Two, We Are One" (2008), and more recently, "Worship" (2016) and "Dark Side of the Moon" (2017).

Their recent solo exhibitions include "One for the Wicked" at Borås Konstmuseum in Borås (2023), "A Pancake Moon" at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in Los Angeles (2022), "A Stream Stood Still" at Lisson Gallery in Shanghai (2022), and "A Moon Wrapped in Brown Paper" at Prada Rong Zhai in Shanghai (2021).

Currently, Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg live and work in Sweden and UK.

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