Past Residents
Past Resident2022: Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Berlin
Cornelia Herfurtner
Cornelia Herfurtner utilizes wood as material and relief as form. Her work often portrays everyday objects on portable shields, taking inspiration from West-Germany legal history, where these objects were negotiated as so-called protective weapons. Herfurtner’s practice raises and answers questions such as “What does it mean for society if the defensive moment of protecting oneself is understood offensive? To protect themselves, what practices of caring for oneself and others do people develop? What is the role of public space in this?”
Cornelia Herfurtner has exhibited work at after the butcher, Berlin; very project space, Berlin; and Mélange, Cologne, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2022 Fall Open Studios
November 18–November 19, 2022
Cornelia Herfurtner, Handles, 2022, lime wood, 373/8 × 235/8 in. (95 × 59.94 cm).
Cornelia Herfurtner, What is a weapon?, 2021, mixed media (lime wood, construction wood, potato bags, laser print on paper and straw), dimensions variable.
Cornelia Herfurtner, Protective shield (Some of the participants had previously put on safety goggles), 2021, lime wood, 1911/16 × 1511/16 in. (50.04 × 39.88 cm).
Cornelia Herfurtner, Protective shield (Smash capitalism), 2021, lime wood, 291/2 × 1911/16 in. (74.93 × 50.04 cm).
Cornelia Herfurtner, Protective shield (Smash capitalism), 2021, lime wood, 1911/16 × 1511/16 in. (50.04 × 39.88 cm).
Residents from Germany
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.
