Underskog

ALONE IN THE DARK

Juniustillingen

KUNSTNERFORBUNDET

7. Juni – 17. August 2008

Åpning: 7. Juni kl. 12.00

Anders Dahl Monsen, Vemund Thoe, Anders Marius Henriksen, Tor Jørgen Van Eijk, Anders Nordby, Thora Dolven Balke, Ane Graff, Steinar Kristensen, Ann Cathrin November Høibo, Sigmund Skard, Kristine Afacan, Arild Tveito, Steinar Kristensen, Christian Bould, Saman Kamyab, Christina Leithe, Roald Andersen, Christina Peel, Monica Winther, Eirik Sæther, Marius Notvik, Eirin Støen, Marie Buskov, Herman Mbamba, Linn Anita Pedersen, Ingvild Langgård, Leander Djønne, Ivan Galuzin, Lars Morell, Jan Christensen, Kristian Skylstad, Jorunn Myklebust Syversen, Josefine Lyche, Kristian Øverland Dahl, Jumana Manna og Kjetil Røed.

Med katalogtekster av Tommy Olsson og Matias Faldbakken

Isn`t it torture to realize that since the advent of science and Christianity, man has been _playing with himself,_ proving facts, puffing with pride every time he repeats his proof, and acting like this is some sort of life. What a subtle, idiotic torture; and the source of my spiritual wanderings. Perhaps even nature grows tired of itself!

Arthur Rimbaud

Noen tanker om utstillingen Alone in The Dark

I mellomrommet mellom sort og hvitt finner man grått. Og det er ikke en nyanse ambisiøse kunstnere trakter etter å beskrive. Utstillingen «Alone In The Dark» er et dypdykk ned i mørket.
En beskrivelse av tomheten enkeltmennesket møter innenifra i møtet med det kaoset kollektivet representerer. Utstillingen er et ekspriment som forsøksvis legger fram følgende standpunkt:
«Man kan aldri beskrive seg selv ved å lene seg på andre». Ved å fylle rommene på Kunstnerforbundet til randen forsøker jeg å bevise at det er mulig å skille ut individet i en tett folkemengde, og dermed motbevise Kirkegaards tese om at i folkemengden finner du løgnen.
Alone In The Dark er meget mulig en løgn, men det er en ærlig løgn, fortalt av 35 individer i daglig konflikt med hverandre og seg selv. Når alt kommer til alt er vi alle helt alene i universet.

Kristian Skylstad, Italia 2008

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Kuratert av Kristian Skylstad