Bjørka
Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen, Eyes as Big as Plates # Gerd, Selvær 2022
Convergence is an exhibition that brings together the talented artists that make up the photography collective Bjørka. For this exhibition each member is showing one work only.
The selection has been carefully combined for Oslo Negative, to reflect both the title of this exhibition, but also the overarching theme of Closer. While entirely distinct in their vision, all the artists show an intensely close relationship to their subjects, resulting in a moving, sometimes celebratory and sometimes unsettling view of their subjects.
Closeness can be felt physically, emotionally, or both, and all these manifestations are evident in these works. By converging, the works take on a new life beyond the single image, creating a narrative flow that weaves through the themes, showing how looking at our world more closely, and from different points of view, can be revelatory.
The exhibition is curated by Greg Hobson, a UK based independent photography curator.
Participating artists:
Signe Marie Andersen, Eline Benjaminsen, Katharina Barbosa Blad, Linda Bournane Engelberth, Adrian Bugge, Alexander De Cuveland, Ådne Dyrnesli, Siri Ekker Svendsen, Katinka Goldberg, Chris Harrison, Preben Holst, Marin Håskjold, Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen, Katja Høst, Rebecca Shirin Jafari, Dalia Karg, Jan Khür, Jói Kjartans, Katharine MacDaid, Brian Cliff Olguin, Ingve Ottesen, Alexander Rosenkrantz, Kari Margrethe Sabro, Ulla Schildt, Marit Silsand, Marie Sjøvold, Tor Simen Ulstein, Istvan Virag, Maya Økland
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Utstillingen finner du i sal 8.
Bjørka er et atelierfellesskap og verksted for kamerabasert kunst i Oslo. Det ble etablert i 1998 som et profesjonelt produksjons- og samlingssted for unge og etablerte kunstnere med unik kompetanse på kamerabasert kunst. I dag er det 37 kunstnere som benytter seg av fasilitetene og disse stiller ut nasjonalt og internasjonalt.
Kunstnerne er:
Alexander De Cuveland, Siri Ekker Svendsen, Karoline Hjorth, Linda Bournane Engelberth, Rebecca Shirin Jafari, Maya Økland, Ulla Schildt, Tor Simen Ulstein, Jói Kjartans, Katharina Barbosa Blad, Preben Holst, Marit Silsand, Katinka Goldberg, Ingrid Eggen, Katharine MacDaid, Chris Harrison, Dalia Karg, Ådne Dyrnesli, Istvan Virag, Jon Sæland, Adrian Bugge, Brian Cliff Olguin, Ingve Ottesen, Eline Benjaminsen, Io Sivertsen, Alexander Rosenkrantz, Una Hunderi, Jan Khür, Åsne Rambøl, Kari Margrethe Sabro, Io Sivertsen, Heidi Sundby, Signe Marie Andersen, Dag Nordbrenden, Andrea Gjestvang, Marin Håskjold og Marie Sjøvold.