Rune Egenes’ photographic work, distinctive yet uneasily defined, is a compilation of images ranging from surreal to startling. He photographs constantly and indiscriminately, allowing himself to build bodies of work not from classically beautiful and elegant subjects, but rather those so unassuming, or even unseemly, that we often overlook them as we pass by in daily life.
In his books of photography, Rune prefers to create meaning in his images not by documenting the single decisive moment, but rather by selecting photographs from his repertoire and strategically coupling them, permitting the viewer to imagine the narrative.
Born and raised in Norway, Rune Egenes earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Photography at the Film and TV Academy of the Performing Arts in Prague. His work has been exhibited internationally – winding its way throughout Europe, to South Korea, and to the United States. Helena Musilová, Director of the Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art of the National Gallery in Prague, curated one of the several exhibitions of Rune’s Overhaul. She notes that Rune does not guide the audience to any specific interpretation of the wine cellar battleground, but rather “he leaves it up to the viewer alone to do the reading and prefers to select photographs, noteworthy by virtue of composition.” Indeed, this observation applies not only to this specific series, but also to his photographic style as a whole.
“His attitude and…way of communication, in this case visualization is full of black humor, is non-dogmatic, non-criticizing, non-indoctrinating, but playful and inspiring.”
-Štěpánka Šimlová*
In his books of photography, Rune prefers to create meaning in his images not by documenting the single decisive moment, but rather by selecting photographs from his repertoire and strategically coupling them, permitting the viewer to imagine the narrative.
Born and raised in Norway, Rune Egenes earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Photography at the Film and TV Academy of the Performing Arts in Prague. His work has been exhibited internationally – winding its way throughout Europe, to South Korea, and to the United States. Helena Musilová, Director of the Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art of the National Gallery in Prague, curated one of the several exhibitions of Rune’s Overhaul. She notes that Rune does not guide the audience to any specific interpretation of the wine cellar battleground, but rather “he leaves it up to the viewer alone to do the reading and prefers to select photographs, noteworthy by virtue of composition.” Indeed, this observation applies not only to this specific series, but also to his photographic style as a whole.
“His attitude and…way of communication, in this case visualization is full of black humor, is non-dogmatic, non-criticizing, non-indoctrinating, but playful and inspiring.”
-Štěpánka Šimlová*