Sabina Jacobsson with 'Perception of the real' at Atelier Nord in Oslo

Atelier Nord is pleased to present Sabina Jacobsson’s exhibition #perceptionofthereal at #ateliernord ANX. The exhibition includes three new videos and a performance in cooperation with Steffi Lund. The exhibition is anchored in improvised explorations of the relationship between documentary strategies and fantastical, mystical moments that break with ordinary, every day perception.
In IN OUR PRESENT (10:16 min., camera obscura) we observe Jacobsson deploying a camera obscura in her own living room. The video is shown upside down, so that the image of the world outside the room that materializes on the wall is turned the correct way. LAST CONVERSATION (07:36 min., skype) is a recording of a conversation between Jacobsson and her father that Jacobsson saved, unaware that it would be their last. Jacobsson relates the work to Bill Viola’s notion of the camera as a «soul keeper».
IN BETWEEN I (25:36 min., GoPro) is comprised of images captured under water in the Agean sea. Unkown bodies move momentarily in the distance, breaking the silence. In IN BETWEEN II 15 min, performance/camera lucida) a ritual is performed on a red carpet, while Jacobsson traces the contours of the subject with the help of a camera lucida.
The project encompasses references to artists such as Bill Viola, David Hockney, Mariko Mori and others. During the development of #perceptionofthereal Jacobsson has looked towards artists that have influenced her, integrating several references into the same work, mirroring her previous project Exclusion.
Sabina Jacobsson (b. 1967, Gotland) works with film, photography, performance and installation. She received her MA from the Art Academy in Trondheim and has had solo exhibitions at RAM, Brandts (Odense, Denmark), Luleå konsthall and F15. Jacobsson also does video design for dance and theatre productions. She received the Norwegian Government’s guaranteed income in 2012. www.sabinajacobsson.com

Sabina Jacobsson «perception of the real»

Venue: #ateliernord ANX, Olaf Ryes plass 2 (inngang Sofienberggt.) 
Date: 16.10 – 08.11.15
Opening hours: Thursday and Friday 15-18, Saturday and Sunday 13-18.
Welcome to the exhibition opening Thursday 15.10 at 7 pm.