Børre Sæthre (b. 1967) is one of Norway’s most significant contemporary artists, known for his immersive installations in which architecture, sound, and light merge into a unified sensory experience.

Taking as its point of departure the work My Private Sky (2001), currently on view in the Astrup Fearnley Collection, the lecture will trace his artistic practice over the past ten years. With particular focus on the trilogy Ghost Arcade (2019), The Sound of the Atom Splitting (2021), and Last Dance (2023), Anne Weyer-Larsen will show how Sæthre brings forgotten places and lost communities to light, and how beauty and grief, celebration and loss, are often deeply intertwined. This period in his artistic practice also demonstrates how he has turned his attention toward queer history, the legacy of the AIDS crisis, and the public spaces where marginalized lives once existed in secrecy.

Anne Weyer-Larsen studied at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and the International University of Monaco. As a lecturer and educator, she has been affiliated with institutions such as Kunstnernes Hus, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, and now Astrup Fearnley Museet. She worked for several years at Galleri K and has organized artist-run events at Hvitsten Salong and Wergelandshaugen.

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In the Sunday Lecture series, the museum’s own educators take a deeper look into artistic practices represented in the collection. The lectures focus on individual artists, art historical movements, or thematic threads. By highlighting perspectives that there is not always room for in a regular guided tour, the series offers an expanded view of the artworks and the contexts in which they exist.

The lecture takes place in the museum’s education space. Participation is included with the museum admission ticket (free for museum members).

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