Admir Batlak
I Pose for Scale
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 22, 18:00–21:00
Artist Talk: Saturday, May 24, 12:00
Entrée, Markeveien 4b, Bergen (map)
Exhibition period: 22.5 – 27.7
Opening hours: Thursday-Sunday, 12-4pm
Entrée is proud to present a solo exhibition with Admir Batlak, coinciding with the annual Bergen International Festival. The exhibition features a new large-scale piece that continues Batlak’s investigation of textiles as both medium and message.
Inspired by Yugoslav monuments, Batlak merges imagery from his birthplace Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with scenes from his current surroundings. The resulting digital landscape—altered, patched, and created through touchscreen—invites reflection on monumentality and materiality. Printed directly onto wadding, he creates a "digital quilt" composed of abstracted motifs. Typically a hidden mid-layer in quilts, the porous texture of the wadding is further animated by ink that bleeds into the surface, softening boundaries and blurring lines.
Admir Batlak (b. 1982, Mostar) is based in Oslo and works across textile, sculpture, and fashion. His practice centers on a deep engagement with craft and the development of new textile forms. Through a wide range of techniques and references—from fashion and social movements to history and mainstream culture—Batlak constructs complex expressions that reflect on contemporary tastes and ideals. Trained in fashion design at Istituto Marangoni, Milan (2006), Batlak has in recent years shifted his focus toward contemporary art. Recent solo exhibitions include 'Look at me' at Cité Internationale des Arts (2025), 'Every Frill is an Edge' at Galleri Riis (2024), '«In the Kink»' at MUNCH (2023) and 'Fake a Patina, DealBreak a Vibe at Soft' (2022). His works are held in the collections of the National Museum of Norway, Kode Museum, the Nordenfjeldske National Museum of Decorative Arts, and Stavanger Art Museum.
The exhibition is accompanied by a newly commissioned essay by art historian Mathias Danbolt, who will join Batlak for an artist talk on Saturday, May 24 at 12:00.
We warmly welcome you to both the opening and the conversation!
The exhibition is kindly supported by Art Council Norway, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond (BKV), Regional Project Grants from the Norwegian Art Centres, and Bergen Municipality.
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