Birk Bjørlo

Birk Bjørlo explores painting as a space where rhythm, composition, and plane coexists on equal terms. For Bjørlo, a painting is never just an image but a state where possibilities take form. Within this space, traditional hierarchies between abstraction and figuration dissolve, merging into a unified project. The works unfold as inner landscapes, at once open and closed, where presence and absence converge. In Bjørlo's practice, the painted surface extends beyond itself, reflecting back on the very process of its becoming.  

 

Birk Bjørlo (b. 1986, Hønefoss, Norway) lives and works in Måløv. He graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2014. Bjørlo's work has been exhibited at Skal Contemporary (Denmark), AURA Kunstraum (Germany), Møstingshus (Denmark), Gammel Strand (Denmark), Elephant Kunsthall (Norway), Trignac Projects (France), Gether Contemporary (Denmark), Showroom (Sweden), &Model (UK), Galerie Weissraum (Japan), among others. His work is included in the collections of Ny Carlsbergfondet and the Danish Arts Foundation (Statens Kunstfond).