Throughout his many plays, Henrik Ibsen characteristically made use of stage directions to precisely, and often extensively, describe the setting of each scene. Domestic spaces in particular are outlined in careful detail; the attributes and location of each window, sofa, table, chair, and lamp are specified. Figuring most prominently in these descriptions are doors – Ibsen’s complete dramatic works feature 102 physical doors of varying stature, function, placement, and composition. No other objects so closely align, arguably, to the psyches of Ibsen’s characters and the interplay between them. This publication presents each door from every play in chronological order.
Text by Chloe Lewis and Andrew Taggart based on stage directions by Henrik Ibsen.
Illustrated, designed, and printed by the artists at Centre SAGAMIE, Alma, QC, Canada. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Lewis & Taggart: Books and Doors (2024) presented at Skiens Kunstforening, Norway and co-produced by Sølvåren: The Henrik Ibsen Mediation Centre. -Publisher
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