To her, black metal is a world spanning from the 1980s to present-day, covering the large spectrum of craziness and cool, the dark and the philosophical, while occasionally entailing brown political views as well as sexism. She looks to up to it, while playfully critiquing it at the same time. I recognise and understand these three cultures from both the inside and the outside, and I work to deconstruct the different roles”, says Neseblod.īlack metal subculture plays an important role in the work and life of Grete. “There are obvious contrasts between being a mother of three children, an artist and running Neseblod Records. As well as being a visual artist and a record shop owner, Grete is also the mother of three children. Evil and care, feminism and mothernism, anti-culture and the underground, misanthropy and life – all are seemingly opposite while continuously recurring as themes. Dualism is an omnipresent theme in the life and work of Norwegian artist Grete Johanne Neseblod (1980, Trondheim, Norway), embodied by the contrasts between good and evil, art and music, and being a mother and an independent artist.

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