Past Residents
Past Resident2022: Kim? Contemporary Art Centre
Elza Sile
Elza Sile works with possibility lists (menus) made up of units and their possible outcomes (sets). She creates a vocabulary of psycho-spatial typologies in flow by combining analytic division and mental imagery.
Elza Sile has exhibited work at Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich; Misako & Rosen, Tokyo; and Kunsthalle Zürich, among others.
Elza Sile, International Enemies, 2022, gelatin, graphite pencil lead and acrylic paint on coated stick, dimensions variable.
Elza Sile, fire droplets, 2022, oil paint on aluminium, 37 × 49 in. (93.98 × 124.46 cm).
Elza Sile, seaweed salad on a yard sign, 2022, oil paint on aluminium, 27 × 39 in. (68.58 × 99.06 cm).
Elza Sile, Lush Wheat Star, 2022, gelatin, graphite pencil lead and acrylic paint on coated sticks, dimensions variable.
Elza Sile, Liberated Lands, 2022, gelatin and acrylic paint on coated stick, 21 in. (53.34 cm).
Past Resident2022: OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Kjersti Solbakken
Kjersti Solbakken is a freelance curator, writer, and institutional leader who has recently been appointed as the curator of the Lofoten International Art Festival (LIAF) 2024. She is the co-founder of Feil forlag and Holodeck, and former director of Kunstnerforbundet, Galleri Format, and Fotogalleriet.
Kjersti Solbakken has presented exhibitions at Kunstnerforbundet; Astrup Fearnley Museet; and Fotogalleriet, all in Oslo, among others.
Kjersti Solbakken, Bente Sætrang, 2020, exhibition at Kunstnerforbundet, publication.
Installation view at Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, curated by Kjersti Solbakken of John Raustein's work, Når alt faller på plass, 2019, dimensions variable. Photo by Thomas Tveter.
Kjersti Solbakken, artist Ahmed Umar with visitors at Kunstnerforbundet, 2018, studio programme. Photo by Thomas Tveter.
Marit Paasche, Lives and Videotapes - The Inconsistent History of Norwegian Video Art, 2014, publication. Photo by Thomas Tveter.
Kamilla Langeland and Maya Økland, Intimitet og nærhet, exhibition curated with Kari Skippervold, installation view at Kunstnerforbundet, dimensions variable. Photo by Thomas Tveter.
Past Resident2023: Artis, Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York, ZAZ10TS, Tzili Charney
Noa Yekutieli
Noa Yekutieli’s work explores tensions between shared human experiences complicated by cross-cultural perspectives through a variety of craft mediums such as paper-cutting, handwoven textiles, and site-specific installation. Through images of landscapes and disasters, the artist examines universal patterns of destruction, loss, trauma, and memory, drawing on personal experiences as an Israeli-Japanese-American and considering conflicts related to assimilation and immigration. By incorporating patterns from various cultural contexts, Yekutieli attempts to investigate human systems in the emotional and political realms.
Noa Yekutieli has exhibited work at Contemporary Art Museum of Rosario, Argentina; Kunstmuseum Ahlen, Germany; and Nakanojo Biennale, Japan, among others.
Noa Yekutieli, The Chaos in Order, 2020, manual paper-cutting and xerox copies, 138 × 138 × 95 in. (350.52 × 350.52 × 241.3 cm).
Noa Yekutieli, Shoji Screen, 2021, manual paper-cutting, 971/4 × 597/8 in. (247.01 × 152.07 cm).
Noa Yekutieli, Not a place to rest, 2022, manual paper-cutting and hand woven textile, 371/8 × 471/4 in. (94.3 × 120.01 cm).
Noa Yekutieli, From Dichotomy to Color, 2022, manual paper-cutting and hand woven textile, 321/4 × 201/8 in. (81.91 × 51.12 cm).
Noa Yekutieli, Being There Absent, 2022, manual paper-cutting and hand woven textile, 551/8 × 825/8 in. (140.02 × 209.87 cm).
