"Norwegian artist Audun Alvestad’s dreamlike faux-naïf paintings in a candy palette capture the strange, unsettling beauty of summer. Peachy figures lie on sandy beaches, zip down waterslides and bob in rubber rings along a meandering river, each scene blurring the lines between reality, imagination and nostalgia. A new exhibition, Priority Lane, at the Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery in Berlin collects his latest works together. The resulting sherbet-toned water park and theme park scenes evoke both the excitement and the boredom of childhood summers. "These are places that we are expected to enjoy, but the times I actually went to them, I felt something of a mix of fun and sadness”. Audun Alvestad’s Priority Lane is at @kristinhjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, from 30 July to 27 August 2022. Head over to @kristinhjellegjerde for the lowdown.⁠ 🎨 It was just a dream some of us had by @audun_alvestad