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Matias Faldbakken โ€” Flat Box 7
Matias Faldbakken

Flat Box 7

2011

"Flat Box 7" presents a collapsed and flattened cardboard box, its mundane commercial surface marked with tape, ink, and the artist's own hand-applied interventions. Faldbakken elevates this discarded, utilitarian object into a contemplative work by housing it within an artist's frame, challenging the boundaries between refuse and art. The piece reflects the artist's ongoing interrogation of consumer culture, entropy, and the quiet violence embedded in everyday materials.

Medium
cardboard box with print, tape, marker and ink, in artist's frame

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Matias Faldbakken, Flat Box 7, 2011

"Flat Box 7" presents a collapsed and flattened cardboard box, its mundane commercial surface marked with tape, ink, and the artist's own hand-applied interventions. Faldbakken elevates this discarded, utilitarian object into a contemplative work by housing it within an artist's frame, challenging the boundaries between refuse and art. The piece reflects the artist's ongoing interrogation of consumer culture, entropy, and the quiet violence embedded in everyday materials.

Medium
cardboard box with print, tape, marker and ink, in artist's frame
Year
2011
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Assemblage, Minimalist Aesthetic, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Industrial Materials, Norwegian Male Artist, Contemporary Art, Monochromatic, Neutral Tones, Text-Based Art, Found Objects

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