All over the world, people now face the same threat of the Covid-19 virus. Hospital workers report war-like conditions. But for most of us isolated at home, we are not struggling to tackle the disease itself, but the fear, uncertainty, loneliness and boredom.

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As the material for these photographs, Løvberg uses everyday items that have suddenly taken on new meaning. During the last few weeks, ordinary objects such as toilet paper have become a symbol of survival and greed. People ran to the store to hoard masks, gloves, antibacterial cream and stock up on food.

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Løvberg worked from the confinement of her home studio, where she transformed soap and hand sanitizer into a delicious dessert, an orange into a deadly virus and a matchbox into a tiny home. Her images capture the social ills we face right now.

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Bio

Marta Anna Løvberg is a Polish photographer, residing in Norway since 2008. She works with editorials, advertising, documentary, portraits and fine-art photography. No matter the genre though, there is one thing she strives for with her images. Minimalism.

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In today's visual world, there is so much content, it is hard to stop and notice anything. Thus, Løvberg is on a mission to produce measured, scarce, tight, subtly inviting, light and vulnerable images that give the viewer a place to rest their eyes on.

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She believes that photography is not only about documenting the subject, but also a representation of the encounter between the photographer and the surroundings.

https://www.fotograf-lovberg.no/

https://www.instagram.com/fotograf.lovberg/

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