Karl Dunér Swedish, b. 1963
Overview
Since Dunér’s first exhibition of mechanical sculptures in 1997, a large part of his work has revolved around Memory and the Art of Memory.
Karl Dunér (b. 1963) is a Swedish artist and theatre director, with a recent solo exhibition entitled Islands (Öar) at Prins Eugen’s Waldemarsudde in Stockholm. Since Dunér’s first exhibition of mechanical sculptures in 1997, a large part of his work has revolved around Memory and the Art of Memory. Duner’s mechanical sculptures can, for example, be seen as a kind of memory capsule where neither sound, light nor movement can be repeated. The sculptures remain themselves, but the action that takes place inside is constantly changing. The idea with his first sculptures—and all since then—is to be able to consider them as a kind of performance where everything that happens is determined and controlled by the sculpture itself. The theatre is also often present in his works, with many works being seen as actions, scenes and happenings. Recurring materials are film, photo, audio, mechatronics, painting, puppet mechanics, audio and papier-mâché.
Works
Series
Exhibitions
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Karl Dunér | Exit
8 Nov - 14 Dec 2024Karl Dunér's second exhibition with the gallery, in anticipation of a larger solo show in February 2025, features several works from his series titled Scener (Scenes) and Sortie (Exit). SORTIE...Read more -
Springbrunn – A group show with our gallery artists
11 Jan - 17 Feb 2024As spring arrives, a palpable sense of hope fills the air, mirroring the transformative thaw of ice that births life-giving water. The way this water shapes itself and flows forward...Read more -
Market Art Fair | Siiri Jüris & Karl Dunér
LILJEVALCHS, STOCKHOLM 12 - 14 May 2023The starting point of our presentation is the seemingly blithesome nature of play, as seen through the eyes of two artists working in distinctly different media. Siiris Jüris with new...Read more -
Karl Dunér | PING | Benhuset
2 Mar - 1 Apr 2023We are happy to share with you Karl Dunér’s exhibition PING , to be held at Benhuset in Katarina Kyrkogård on Söder. An exhibition showing audio sculptures, mechanical dolls, and...Read more
Press
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Karl Dunér. Ping och Skallarna – fyra tablåer. Beckett lockar fram ett lekfullt allvar
Lars Ring, Svenska Dagbladet, April 23, 2024 -
Karl Dunér at Dramaten | PERSERNA TROJANSKORNA
Lars Ring , Svenska Dagbladet , October 20, 2023 -
Karl Dunér at Dramaten | PERSERNA TROJANSKORNA
Maina Arvas, Dagens Nyheter, October 20, 2023 -
KARL DUNÉR | Ping
Birgitta Rubin, Dagens Nyheter, March 15, 2023
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Karl Dunér | Ping
Cecilia Blomberg, P1 Kultur, March 15, 2023 -
Karl Dunér. And We Hear: Love's Lost Lament
Corina Wahlin, C-Print Journal, March 1, 2023 -
KARL DUNÉR | Paraboler
EMMA WARG, KONSTEN.NET, January 23, 2023 -
KARL DUNÉR | Paraboler
MAGNUS BONS , DAGENS NYHETER, January 21, 2023
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Karl Dunér | Öar
Susanna Slöör, Omkonst, December 3, 2020 -
Karl Dunér | Öar
Emma Warg, Konsten.net, November 26, 2020 -
Karl Dunér | Öar
Magnus Bons, Dagens Nyheter, November 22, 2020 -
Karl Dunér | Öar
P1 Kulturreportage , November 12, 2020
Publications
News
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Karl Dunér in group show "On the Absurd Drama That Is Also Life"
Moderna Museet Malmö October 28, 2024“On the Absurd Drama That Is Also Life” is a group exhibition that invites the viewer to approach the absurd, farcical and theatrical with an...Read more -
Ping och Skallarna – Orionteatern
22, 23 april and 29, 30 april 2024 April 15, 2024Karl Dunérs gränsöverskridande allkonstverk blandar dockteater med ljudskulptur och livemusik, i en föreställning som bygger på texter av Samuel Beckett. Måndag, 22 april, kl 19:00...Read more -
Karl Dunér at Dramaten
Direction and set design by Karl Dunér. October 19, 2023 – February 21, 2024 January 1, 2024Oktober 19, 2023, was the premier of Perserna och Trojanskorna at Dramaten in Stockholm. Direction and set design by Karl Dunér. The set design is...Read more
Events
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Ping och Skallarna
April 22, 23 and April 29, 30 2024 22 - 30 Apr 2024Karl Dunér's cross-disciplinary masterpiece combines puppet theater with sound sculpture and live music, in a performance based on texts by Samuel Beckett. Monday, 22 april,...Read more -
Karl Dunér | Performance PING
Benhuset 9 - 18 Mar 2023PING, performed on four different occasions in conjunction with Karl Dunér's exhibition of the same name at Benhuset, with puppeteers and musicians interacting with Dunér's...Read more -
Kathleen Quinlan and The Isadorables
PARABOLER 11 Feb 2023A performance iin perfect synergy with Karl Dunér's exhibition 'Paraboler'. We are happy to invite Kathleen Quinlan and 'The Isadorables' to give two short dance...Read more -
An evening with Karl Dunér and Myrmidonerna
PARABOLER 8 Feb 2023NEW PREMIERE after 2507 years of Aischylos' Myrmidonerna. Seen here in a somewhat shortened version with: Johan Holmberg, actor Kerstin Frödin, recorder Karl Dunér, artist...Read more