Photographer of the works: Thomas Tveter.
In the No Two Alike III exhibition, Bjørgan shows over 100 ceramic consolles with objects made of stoneware Clay and porcelain, all with their own identity and form.
Bjørgan interacts in a vital dialogue with the american ceramist, George Ohr ( 1857-1918) An artist famous for his expressive art and working methods. The Ohr objects will appear as they have melted in the oven, his pots twisted and bended, and the glazes all bright and metallic. Like Ohr, Bjørgan challenges the notion of traditional Ceramics by eliminating all traces of trained skills of the material.Throughout her career, Bjørgan has contributed to reinforce and renew the Norwegian discourse relating to the crafts, both through her work as ceramist and as a curator.
In 2016, Bjørgan staged a dramatic dialogue between her own work and the Ceramics collection at Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, focusing on creating a story or meeting between the objects from the collection that inspired her as an artist. By transforming the museum collection into a baroque and adventurous meetingpoint, at the same time examining conventions around ways of exhibiting. The solo show, No Two Alike III, is a continuation of a group project PRESENT, started in august 2017, at Bomuldsfabrikken.