**Elias Forberg (b. 1993) is a relentless artist based in Oslo, tearing through façades to expose what we’d rather keep buried—shame, self-loathing, and the destructive impulses we don’t dare to name. Through oil pastels, mixed media, and brutal symbolism, he forces the viewer into a confrontation with raw, unfiltered truth—both personal and collective.

Forberg draws inspiration from Norwegian black metal, folklore, and his own vulnerability. Texts from his private diaries infiltrate his work, a desperate attempt to reclaim power over the fear of rejection. His art is an attempt to rip off the mask of self-contempt, yet the paradox remains—self-hatred grows stronger in the presence of others’ gaze. His pieces are not an invitation; they are a provocation, an exposure therapy where the boundaries between artist and audience collapse.

Forberg dives headfirst into chaos, where beauty and brutality fuse into something inescapable. His work offers no resolution—only the relentless reminder that true reckoning happens in the wreckage, in the darkness we can no longer ignore.**