A House for the Stone of Sisyphus is a sculptural building in wood, metal and glass, drawn as a competition entry especially for Hall XII at the Vigeland Museum in Oslo. The installation is designed to house an ancient Greek myth, namely the myth of Sisyphus. The installation offers a spatial experience where the individual is confronted with the question of his meaning and task in the world.

Where: Vigeland Museum, Oslo

Year: 2022

Team: Mads Øiern

Swirling geometric shapes form arrays of spaces, which can only be identified as villas thanks to the doorways in the walls. Each villa has its own geometric logic, which arranges the plan and creates configurations and thresholds. Although the drawings are constructed on the computer, the textures of the Risograph screen printing and the paper give the impression of a more manual technique.

Where: On paper

Year: 2020

Team: Jonas Gunerius Larsen and Mads Øiern

The suggested installation “Ledestjerne” comprises a series of “Ledekors” placed in careful dialogue with the terrain along Granerudsjøen in Stange to guide pilgrims on their way to Nidaros Cathedral. Cast locally at Furnes Jernstøperi from recycled scrap iron, the elements measure 900 mm diagonal by 130 mm high - large enough to sit on yet ambiguously neither furniture nor building. Positioned in visual relation across the landscape, the linked objects reflect light subtly and create resting points for reflection and orientation.

Where: Granerudsjøen, Stange

Year: 2024

Team: Christine Petersen and Mads Øiern

A preliminary project that resulted in a 1:25 model of stainless steel, textile, copper and birch. “Et tempel uten tomt» is an architectural search for a sacred space where Buddhist rituals such as meditation, concentration and contemplation can be performed in a specific order. The rituals are performed in a way that sets clear guidelines for movement patterns and time, which in turn dictate the geometric organization of the plan and the structure's response to it. The project has been developed through hand drawing and sketching in a model, only. The project has been developed for a mysterious client that Petter met 8 years ago on a mountain in China. The project has not yet been shown to the client.

Year: 2022

Team: Petter Kveseth and Mads Øiern