Lene Kilde completed her Master Degree in Product Design in 2012. The following year she was awarded The Norwegian Arts Council three-year work scholarship for young artists. She has been represented by Galleri Ramfjord since 2013 and participated at SCOPE Basel for the first time this year with tremendous success.
Her sculptures were sold out during the fair. One of Lene Kilde’s sculptures was acquired by NRK in 2013, and in 2012 Kilde was asked by Norway’s biggest hospital Ahus to embellish their premises. In 2014 she was an artist in residence in Grenada, where she became inspired by the underwater sculpture park.
She immediately began exploring and researching to gain inspiration for a sculpture that would be helpful to the reef and have a strong connection with Grenada. Her underwater sculpture is based on the local fable of the Nutmeg Princess, a tale about a beautiful Caribbean princess who once lived in a bottomless lake. She creates sculptures inspired by children and their emotions.
“She finds that children’s body language is their purest form of communication. This is visualized by showing very few body parts, usually only hands and feet.”
She visualizes this by showing very few body parts, usually only hands and feet, which are then placed in proportion to each other using metal mesh. Her intention is to invite the audience to use their own imagination to complete the sculptures. Her works consist of concrete, metal mesh, and air.
Q: What defines Lene Kilde’s sculptural style?
A: Her sculptures are defined by their focus on children’s emotions and body language, using only hands and feet to convey pure communication. She uses concrete and metal mesh to create works that invite audience imagination. Her sculptures often have a connection to nature, as seen in her underwater sculpture inspired by Grenadian culture.