Artist Statement/ Biography

Habby Osk’s work rests upon basic physics - gravity, balance, movement, time and force. These concepts are the concrete medium for her artistic practice which toys with the limits of balance and stability using gravity and force. Through sculpture, photography, and installations, Osk reveals a tension between movement and stillness by placing objects in seemingly unstable positions, capturing a moment of perpetual precarity. These compositions of fragility emphasize the potential for destruction but within an equally mirrored state of balance and stability. Her work references impermanence and the contingency of an action— probing how far objects can go without tipping over, to capture the moment of stillness before a looming collapse or transformation over time.

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Habby Osk is born and raised in Akureyri, Iceland, and lives and works in Brooklyn. Her work has been exhibited around the world, including solo exhibitions in the US and Iceland, thereof two museum solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions. She holds a MFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York (2007-2009) and a BFA in Fine Arts from the AKI ArtEz University of the Arts in The Netherlands (2002-2006). Habby is a four time recipient of the prestigious Artists’ Salaries from the Icelandic Centre of Research. She has participated in several residencies and her most recent residency was at International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York (11/1/19-12/31/20).