12/02/2026
Oslo-based artist and architect Per Carlsen constructs speculative landscapes where architecture becomes both subject and signal. Drawing from surrealism and the mass and severity of Brutalist form, his work stages monumental structures within expansive, often desolate terrains, frequently anchored by a solitary human figure.
These environments operate as visual thought experiments. Architecture appears oversized, isolated, and technologically assertive, set against fragile natural backdrops. The contrast is deliberate: scale, emptiness, and stillness are used to question narratives of progress, technological dependence, and environmental erosion.
Working across painting, illustration, and 3D modeling, Carlsen positions architecture as a symbolic device rather than a buildable object. His work sits at the intersection of art and architecture, inviting reflection on humanity’s evolving relationship with nature, infrastructure, and the futures being imagined.
©️ Per Carlsen
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