Past Residents
Past Resident2022: Fire Station - Qatar Museums
Zainab AlShibani
Zainab AlShibani explores mysticism and folklore through Arabic letter forms and illustrations. She is passionate about creating dream-like visions of life, gender, self, and creative work.
Zainab AlShibani has exhibited work at Cairopolitan, Egypt; VCUQ, Qatar; and MIA, Qatar, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2022 Fall Open Studios
November 18–November 19, 2022
Zainab AlShibani, 1001 Nights, 2021, screenprint, 30 × 20 in. (76.2 × 50.8 cm)
Zainab AlShibani, The Talking Letters, 2021, screenprint, 30 × 22 in. (76.2 × 55.88 cm)
Zainab AlShibani, Pierce, 2021, screenprint, 81/2 × 11 in. (21.59 × 27.94 cm)
Zainab AlShibani, Motif, 2021, lino block print, 93/8 × 18 in. (23.88 × 45.72 cm)
Zainab AlShibani, Arabic Lettering Card Deck, 2021, screenprint, dimensions variable
Residents from Qatar
Past Resident2022: Oslo Kommune Internasjonalt
Martinka Bobrikova & Oscar de Carmen
Martinka Bobrikova and Oscar de Carmen have been an artist duo since 2005. Throughout their artistic careers, they have taken on a wide range of roles, including those of artists, cultural operators, curators, and educators. Art and creativity are used by the duo to activate cultural dynamics that facilitate and/or combine education, communication, and urban and social transformation processes, both inside and outside of galleries, and beyond the framework of institutional dialogue.
Martinka Bobrikova and Oscar de Carmen have exhibited work at ‘Refuge’ Lagos Biennial, Nigeria; ‘Envisioning the Future!’ Saitama Triennale, Japan; and ‘The Will’ Tbilisi International Triennial, Georgia, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2022 Fall Open Studios
November 18–November 19, 2022
Martinka Bobrikova & Oscar de Carmen, The Migrant Assembly, 2021, public gathering in front of the parlament of Oslo, dimensions variable. Photo by Jacky Jaan-Yuan Kuo
Martinka Bobrikova & Oscar de Carmen, Kitchen Dialogues, 2014, performance, dimensions variable. Photo by Magnus Trevisan
Martinka Bobrikova & Oscar de Carmen, dysfunctional deconstructions, 2020, installation, dimensions variable. Photo by Erik Sæter Jørgensen
Martinka Bobrikova & Oscar de Carmen, LIVING IN THE BEGINNING OF TIMES, 2017, installation, dimensions variable
Martinka Bobrikova & Oscar de Carmen, In the midst of worlds, 2022, wall drawing, 88 × 13 in. (223.52 × 33.02 cm)
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, 235/8 × 373/8 in. (59.94 × 95 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, 1511/16 × 1911/16 in. (39.88 × 50.04 cm)
Cornelia Herfurtner, Protective shield (Smash capitalism), 2021, lime wood, 1911/16 × 291/2 in. (50.04 × 74.93 cm)
Cornelia Herfurtner, Protective shield (Smash capitalism), 2021, lime wood, 1511/16 × 1911/16 in. (39.88 × 50.04 cm)
