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Current Resident: Sep 1, 2025–Nov 30, 2025

OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway

Studio #221

Curator

Abirami Logendran

As a film curator, Abirami Logendran is drawn to hybrid practices and interdisciplinary approaches that reflect her cross-field background in design, art, film, mathematics and media theory. She has developed programs on migration and diaspora experiences, engaging with international artists like The Otolith Group, Sky Hopinka, Kamal Aljafari, Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi and more. With strong interests in postcolonial theory, she critically examines contemporary culture through both conceptual and material lenses. She is also an active artist and critic.
Abirami Logendran has curated exhibitions at Kunstnernes Hus, Olso; Kunsthall, Oslo; and Institute for Contemporary Arts, London, among other things.

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Current Resident: Sep 1, 2025–Aug 31, 2026

OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway

Studio #220

Artist

Wendimagegn Belete

Wendimagegn Belete is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the complex interplay of culture, memory, identity, heritage, spirituality, and epigenetic inheritance—a form of memory transferred across generations in unconventional ways. He works across diverse mediums, including installation, moving images, painting, photography, textiles, and found objects. By interweaving physical and digital archival materials, he creates richly layered works that craft dynamic narratives, traversing both temporal and spatial boundaries.
Wendimagegn Belete has exhibited work at  The National Museum in Olso, Norway; Gwangju Biennale, South Korea, and Pinchuk Art Centre, Ukraine, among others.
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