MUNTHE ART MONDAY: NELLIE MØBERG

Introduce yourself and tell us about what you do

As an artist, I am interested in investigating how I can express an inner emotional life and thoughts through colors, patterns, and shapes. I experience and am inspired by the world seen through light and shadows.

My works often arise from a feeling or a state, within myself or in someone close to me. My name is Nellie Møberg. I work as a photographer, both with art photography and commercial projects within interior, portrait, and lifestyle. For many years, I have worked regularly with magazines.

I really like meeting new people, hearing their stories, and immortalizing them as I perceive them, in a way where they can recognize themselves in the portrait.

Interior and design are something completely different and it’s a more controlled and meticulous approach – I love the aesthetics, the process, and the immersion. These workflows often involve collaboration between several professional groups and good colleagues.

Today, art occupies just as much space as my commercial work. Having both worlds in my working life provides a dynamic that suits me very well.

In addition to my work as a photographer and artist, I am co-owner of FLYVSK Gallery & Studio in Vesterbro. At our gallery, we want to help promote new Danish photographic art and use the gallery as a social and network-oriented hub, where we interact with other artists, photographers, and creative industries. We have changing exhibitions with selected art photographers and, of course, also exhibit our own works.

Which other female artist inspires you, and why?

For a start, I just love when we humans "dare," when we let go, work for what we want, and do what we want, regardless of media, gender, and whether we are "successful" or not. I love experiencing creative people. It is inspiring, and the fragility that comes with it goes straight to my stomach. Actually, I rarely get attached to names, but an exhibition that made an impression on me was Paris Photo several years ago, with photographer/nanny Vivian Maier. What captured me was both the human story behind it, the general history of the United States at the time, and of course, the enormously well-composed, nerve-filled everyday images.

Among Danish artists, I am very excited about visual artist Wendy Plovmand Alsten. She is always busy with many different projects. Her style is completely her own, and she works for more art in schools with the project My World, which I think is brilliant.

What has been the most challenging thing about being a female artist?

My artistic work has not really been directly challenged by my gender. At FLYVSK, however, we are very aware of gender inequality and have a strong desire to represent all genders equally.

Can you explain in more detail how being a woman has affected your career?

I am fascinated by women, and my graduation project from Media Schools, where I trained as a professional photographer, had the theme 'WOMEN'. My project included photographing architecture with organic forms, lesbian couples, and transsexuals. It is a theme that still occupies me and which I continue to work on.

Nellie is wearing Sussima blazer and Lutest t-shirt.

What would you like people to notice in your works?

I hope that my works reflect a vulnerability and openness that the viewer can reflect on or be inspired by. My work often stems from personal moods and emotions. I am interested in exploring an abstract universe where light, shadow, colors, shapes, and nature symbolize different emotional states.

Foto credit: chris1million