The most poetic booth at The Armory Show 2012


Gallery D.O.R. (Oslo).

In this booth, a ceiling fan was constantly circulating a light wind from above, so the sound of the wind (or a fan) and the moves of lightly blown objects (fabrics and papers hanging on the wall, etc.) created a very poetic (eerie, mysterious yet so beautiful) atmosphere - just like the room was somewhat connected to the desolate wilderness in Scandinavia. (Too bad it was not captured by a video.)

The mysterious part in this booth was that I did not notice where the wind (and the sound of the wind) came from for a while, until I asked the gallery person. It just felt like that the wind was coming from some invisible spot on the wall or was naturally born in the air.

Another reason I liked this booth was that the artworks in this gallery did not bring an association with the money/business part of the art world to my mind like many of the other major galleries' booths did. The genuine poetry in the artworks (plus the whole atmosphere of the space with the subtle sounds and movements) directly appealed to my senses, as one individual small world completely disconnected from the giant art show.

Something about Oslo contemporary artists is very inspiring to me.


(artists from left) Liv Bugge, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Matias Faldbakken, Anders Dahl Monsen, FOS, Sigmund Ronning, Marte Johnson at D.O.R. (Oslo)