Photo: dialogue drawing, ‘Art Research Lab With Kat For Women – Oslo’ 06.04.2024 ©Kat
It is fortunately rare that I find myself ending an email with words such as these: “... For these reasons you will no longer be given access to any of my future events.”
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Photo: dialogue drawing, ‘Art Research Lab With Kat For Women – Oslo’ 10.02.24 ©Kat
Reflecting on the last few days, my ‘Art Research Lab With Kat For Women – Oslo’, which form part of my own art practice and my current inquiry into feminine energy and the female psyche, and the art workshops I was invited to run for children by Sjøholmen Kunst og Kulturhus…
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© Kat Art Studios, Rjukan
Breaking cycles.
2023 was both an ending and a beginning. A transition. A cycle of disfunction going back generations now firmly broken. Acutely aware of what this has cost – demanded – and still requires - of me, and I find myself wondering if it is worth it. Seeing my - now adult – children thrive, and my answer is yes. Witnessing the shift in people who have joined my workshops, and my answer is yes. Noticing the way people respond to my art, and my answer is yes.
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‘Dancing With Mum’ - film by Rebecca Hagen. My painting, my daughter’s gaze. Ancient pigments 5.25m x 1.75m
In 2024 I will be running a series of research labs - ‘Art Lab With Kat For Women’ as part of my current art inquiry - an in-depth study of feminine energy, the female psyche & lost wisdoms….
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Reflecting on another conversation …
This time the topic that came up is galleries and exhibition spaces. A topic that fascinates me (I am currently doing an evening course on the psychology of art & exhibitions) – though the conversation is one that stems from life – not the course.
It came to my attention that some artists have shunned a gallery that I personally love …
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Reflections ..
Reflecting on a conversation I had with my friend (and art historian / curator) who was visiting me at Kat Art Studios in Rjukan this week, it occurred to me that something I said as a quick response to a question, is – on reflection – a fundamental principle in my practice.
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I received a message this week from one of my former art pupils / ArtCHAT participant that reads “In Italy. At an art exhibition, saw this and thought of you! You continue to inspire me so much!!” – which is so validating, though not for the reasons you may assume.
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My painting, my daughter’s gaze
So in just 3 days’ time my show will be taken down. The closing of a chapter – ‘Simply Kat’ has reached its conclusion. The first painting in the Simply Kat series I completed in January 2016, the last December 2022. I do not yet know when my next show will be. What I do know is that I am in a new phase. A different space. A new in-depth body of work – a new inquiry - has begun.
Read MoreReflecting on my upcoming solo show – the result of a long solitary, introverted practice - I wish to also share a little about the other side of my art practice – the extroverted – and my use of art in connecting people …
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Film link
Artist Talk
Directed and Produced by my beautiful daughter, Rebecca Hagen - Preparing for my next Solo exhibition, Sjøholmen Kunst og Kulturhus, Bærum (near Oslo), Norway. June 8th to August 20th, 2023.
A glimpse into my field work - work done during a 4 week residency in Iceland 01.01.-31.01.23. My recordings of ‘Keynotes’ from the soundscape have been juxtaposed with ‘sketches’ (photos) of the tactile, fixed yet fluid, ever changing dynamics of the landscape in the creation of my series of ‘Visual Notes’.
These notes will form the base of a large-scale painting/installation which I will start developing over the coming months.
For more information regarding the event in Reyjavik, click here
