Gregor Kregar

Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 1972 and now living in Auckland, New Zealand & Berlin, Germany, Gregor Kregar has forged a reputation as a leading contemporary sculptor. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia in 1991 and at Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, New Zealand in 1998.

Operating in a wide range of scale and forms, Kregar’s sculptural practice incorporates a variety of materials including cardboard, cor-ten steel, photography, glass, ceramics, stainless steel, fibreglass and plastics. He is particularly interested in the interactive element of public sculpture, often using reflective materials such as stainless steel and aluminium to create semi-immersive environments where the viewer’s movement is reflected into the piece. Kregar questions and jumbles the existing meanings of mundane, familiar objects such as domestic rubbish, piggy banks, wine bottles, garden gnomes or television sets.