10,000 Jahre Oslo

10th Anniversary Exhibition of the House Oslo Cooperative and its artists' studios.

Group Exhibition of the artists of Oslo Atelier Cooperative and Atelier Mondial.

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SO WHAT ? SO'HAM

For 10,000 years of Oslo, starting in the exhibition space of the Salon, Rama Kalidindi depicts a circle of life, existence, in it's fleshy, bodily sense. Ethereal transience, in it's fleeting nature, in the form of a painting directly on the exhibition wall. With this form of expression, she wanted to depict the temporal nature of existence, another form of performance art. There is a presence and then an absence of this presence, by further layers of paint obscuring it's temporary existence. We embrace an earthly existence, brandishing our worldly uniform, we may become one with the universe through an undefined emptiness or silence, from this eminates something, something more or something different. The ever-changing states of the Salon are an integral part of this work. Where nothing is forever.

The work is entitled 'Soham' coming from Sanskrit, meaning, I am she, he and, or that. It means identifying oneself with the universe or ultimate reality. It is a state of acceptance with all the perfections and imperfections in and around one's existence. Through meditation one may come to a realisation that we are all part of a whole, as a drop is to the ocean. Stemming from an infinite source where that source is present in each and every one of us. We are all connected, flowing and fluid. We can say that 'You are the same as I am', 'We are part of the universe', 'I am part of it, you are part of it and we are all part of it, that infinite source'.

In Rama's studio one can see some of her other works, influenced by her natural tendencies towards circular forms in her sun and snow works. She dabbles with yoga, eastern philosophies and earthly spirituality which can be seen in her painterly expressions.

Rama displays her work as part of the group exhibition of '10,000 years', which shows 10,000 ideas, projects, encounters, collaborations, exhibitions, works, studios, potential and possibilities.

With guests of Atelier Mondial at Salon Mondial.

Participating Artists:

Andreas Schneider
Axel Töpfer
Bruno Steiner
Fabio Luks
Francesca Petrarca
Julian Salinas
Maeva Rosset
Mariejon de Jong-Buijs
Michel Pfister
Nic Bezemer
Pia Rosa Dobrowitz
Rama Kalidindi
Stefan auf der Mauer
Sylvain Baumann
Yota Tsotra

Claudio Rasano
Cylixe
Eva Borner
Gabriela Galvan
Ilya Fedotov-Fedorov
Martin Désilets