Pierre Lionel Matte

Wall of Memory 2. photo, found objects and plaster casts
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The Academy Years

1987-1992

During my studies at the Art Academy of Trondheim I worked primarily with installations, print-making and photography, changing from an expressionistic to a more documentary and conceptual approach. In 1988 I stumbled upon the closed smelter factory Ila Smelteverk ( Ila Smelter factory ), and found there both locations and materials for most of my works during these years.