where others had stepped there were traces in us
Oslo Kunstforening•Aug 22, 2024 — Oct 13, 2024
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where others had stepped there were traces in us presents the artists Melanie Kitti (b. 1986, SE) and Elina Waage Mikalsen (b. 1992, NO/SÁ). Both are interdisciplinary artists working across media. While Waage Mikalsen is both a musician and artist, Kitti’s work is a combination of her writing, painting and sculptural practices. In recent years, both artists have established themselves as significant voices in the contemporary art scene, each with a distinctive artistic language.
By inviting the two artists to inhabit the same exhibition space, curators Pauline Koffi Vandet (b. 1994, DK/CI) and Ida Højgaard Thjømøe (b. 1991, NO/DK), have created a dynamic that places the artists in dialogue with each other. This dialogue occurs conceptually, materially and spatially. Sometimes this dialogue reveals their artistic differences in counterpoint and sometimes the works resonate with each other, creating a harmonious polyphony.
Both artists process fragments of memo…
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where others had stepped there were traces in us
Oslo Kunstforening•Aug 22, 2024 — Oct 13, 2024
Press Release
where others had stepped there were traces in us presents the artists Melanie Kitti (b. 1986, SE) and Elina Waage Mikalsen (b. 1992, NO/SÁ). Both are interdisciplinary artists working across media. While Waage Mikalsen is both a musician and artist, Kitti’s work is a combination of her writing, painting and sculptural practices. In recent years, both artists have established themselves as significant voices in the contemporary art scene, each with a distinctive artistic language.
By inviting the two artists to inhabit the same exhibition space, curators Pauline Koffi Vandet (b. 1994, DK/CI) and Ida Højgaard Thjømøe (b. 1991, NO/DK), have created a dynamic that places the artists in dialogue with each other. This dialogue occurs conceptually, materially and spatially. Sometimes this dialogue reveals their artistic differences in counterpoint and sometimes the works resonate with each other, creating a harmonious polyphony.
Both artists process fragments of memo…
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