Ola Vasiljeva
07 Apr - 16 May 2012
OLA VASILJEVA
OAOA Vestibule
7 April - 16 May 2012
An exhibition installed by Ola Vasiljeva transforms the space through an intuitive staging of loose moments and mini installations, that as a whole create a kind of pleasant confusion. This ambiguity finds its essence in the way in which she unrolls a concept for her exhibition in a given space.
In "OAOA Vestibule" Ola Vasiljeva shows her interest in the notion of "vestibule", a space that is in-between; functioning only as a passage to other rooms in the building. She refers to the vestibule as an introvert place that has no outspoken purpose; 'A vestibule is a little bit on the edge of being a room and a corridor, it's something in between... a shy space; that doesn't necesseraly demand ones attention.'
Ola Vasiljeva's work broadly references arts & crafts, music, sub-cultures and classical literature. Here she introduces OAOA (The Oceans Academy of Arts) to her installation in Galerie van Gelder; a collective that exists as a platform for ideas on art, which was founded by Ola Vasiljeva and John Hey in 2008. OAOA creates, collects and shows art with a remarkable absence of any hierarchy between what constitutes an exhibition space, a work of art or even the roles of those involved. OAOA collaborates not only with artists, but also with musicians and people who are not specifically involved in contemporary art.
Ola Vasiljeva's work has recently been shown in Helsinki, Berlin, London, Vilnius, Los Angeles and New York. Her most recent solo exhibition was at 1646, in The Hague. To coincide with the OAOA Vestibule exhibition, The Oceans Academy of Arts has published issue # 6 of it's zine.
OAOA Vestibule
7 April - 16 May 2012
An exhibition installed by Ola Vasiljeva transforms the space through an intuitive staging of loose moments and mini installations, that as a whole create a kind of pleasant confusion. This ambiguity finds its essence in the way in which she unrolls a concept for her exhibition in a given space.
In "OAOA Vestibule" Ola Vasiljeva shows her interest in the notion of "vestibule", a space that is in-between; functioning only as a passage to other rooms in the building. She refers to the vestibule as an introvert place that has no outspoken purpose; 'A vestibule is a little bit on the edge of being a room and a corridor, it's something in between... a shy space; that doesn't necesseraly demand ones attention.'
Ola Vasiljeva's work broadly references arts & crafts, music, sub-cultures and classical literature. Here she introduces OAOA (The Oceans Academy of Arts) to her installation in Galerie van Gelder; a collective that exists as a platform for ideas on art, which was founded by Ola Vasiljeva and John Hey in 2008. OAOA creates, collects and shows art with a remarkable absence of any hierarchy between what constitutes an exhibition space, a work of art or even the roles of those involved. OAOA collaborates not only with artists, but also with musicians and people who are not specifically involved in contemporary art.
Ola Vasiljeva's work has recently been shown in Helsinki, Berlin, London, Vilnius, Los Angeles and New York. Her most recent solo exhibition was at 1646, in The Hague. To coincide with the OAOA Vestibule exhibition, The Oceans Academy of Arts has published issue # 6 of it's zine.