Writing Art | The Elephants and the Fruits

Schedule

Wed Nov 05 2025 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Astrup Fearnley Museet | Oslo, OS

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Writing Art | The Elephants and the Fruits
Wednesday 5. November kl.17:30-19:00

"Beauty is only the first touch of terror we can still bear, and it awes us so much because it so coolly disdains to destroy us."
— Rainer Maria Rilke, Duino Elegies, translation by David Young

Get to know Shikh Sabbir Alam and his work The Elephants and the Fruits through poetic ekphrasis and writing workshop.
The event will be held in English (but you can write in your preferred language).
Sign up here: https://afmuseet.ticketco.events/no/nb/e/skiveverksted__the_elephants_and_the_fruits

Writing Art introduces a new series of events exploring recent works in the Astrup Fearnley Collection through the practice of ekphrasis. In collaboration with poet Ibrahim Nasser, Head of Education Marie Vallestad will guide participants through selected artworks and creative writing sessions. Audiences are invited to experience the artworks through their own poetic interpretations.
Shikh Sabbir Alam (b. 1985, Kushtia, Bangladesh) lives and works in Dhaka. In the painting The Elephants and the Fruits, he depicts a scene from the Sundarban, the world’s largest mangrove forest, located on the border between India and Bangladesh. The motif does not appear as a straightforward depiction of nature, but rather as a mental afterimage or dreamlike glimpse.
The Sundarban, which in Bengali means “beautiful forest,” is characterized by a landscape that is both majestic and essential. The forest mitigates the impact of storm surges, cyclones, and tidal waves, its root systems prevent erosion, and it functions as an important carbon sink. At the same time, its demanding terrain is full of predators and extremely dangerous for humans. Alam is drawn to experiences that overwhelm us; the sublimity in moments of ecstasy, wonder, and fear.

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Skriveverksted: The Elephants and the Fruits
Onsdag 5. november kl.17:30-19:00

"Beauty is only the first touch of terror we can still bear, and it awes us so much because it so coolly disdains to destroy us."
— Rainer Maria Rilke, Duino Elegies, til engelsk ved David Young

Bli kjent med Shikh Sabbir Alam og hans verk The Elephants and the Fruits gjennom poetisk ekfrase og skriveverksted.
Arrangementet holdes på engelsk (men du kan skrive på det språket du vil).
Påmelding her: https://afmuseet.ticketco.events/no/nb/e/skiveverksted__the_elephants_and_the_fruits

Skriveverksted introduserer en serie arrangementer der vi bruker ekfrase for å nærme oss nyere verk i Astrup Fearnley-samlingen. I samarbeid med Ibrahim Nasser presenterer formidlingsleder Marie Vallestad utvalgte kunstnere i kombinasjon med kreative skriveverksteder. Gjennom ekfrase og deltakende skriving inviteres publikum til å erfare kunstverkene med egne poetiske tolkninger.
Shikh Sabbir Alam (f. 1985, Kusthia, Bangladesh) bor og jobber i Dhaka. I maleriet The Elephants and the Fruits fremstiller han en scene fra Sundarban, verdens største mangroveskog på grensen mellom India og Bangladesh. Motivet fremstår ikke som en ren naturskildring, men som et mentalt etterbilde eller drømmeaktig glimt.
Sundarban, som betyr «vakker skog» på bengali, kjennetegnes av et landskap som er både storslått og livsviktig. Skogen demper ødeleggelsene av stormflo, sykloner og flodbølger, rotsystemene forhindrer erosjon, og fungerer som et viktig karbonlager. Samtidig er det krevende terrenget fullt av rovdyr og svært farlig for mennesker. Alam trekkes mot opplevelser som overvelder oss; sublime øyeblikk av ekstase, undring og frykt.
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