Karambol

Overview
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Overview

An exhibition about the swelling of human sensitivity, about the lack of compassion and empathy, about the mutilation, annihilation, and obliteration of the neighbor, just because the neighbor is different from ourselves.

Karambol proposes an eclectic exhibition route that captures a wide spectrum of the harmful consequences of violence, starting from the martyrdom of bodies, crossing the inner martyrdom of post-traumatic psychoses and ending with a major focus on gender-based hatred – an acute and dangerous phenomenon for Central and Eastern Europe, for spaces and cultures heavily influenced by religious customs. We aim to translate to the public the miserable, primitive and fatal violence for the continuity of the human species. Karambol speaks to us about the swelling of human sensibility, the lack of compassion and empathy, the mutilation and annihilation of others, simply because they are different from ourselves. The stated purpose of the event is to translate into direct, eloquent imaginary content, the dramatic consequences of inhumane behaviors that unfortunately are frequent in our country, a country where one in three women is a victim of some form of physical or psychological abuse, a country where sexual orientation and gender diversity are still taboo and stigmatized.

Illustrating and defining the world and the worldly as a wound of the divine, alongside: Liviu Bulea, Cristina Cantemir, Cristina Daniela Gagiu, Mihai-Vlăduț Gicoveanu, Ioana Iacob, Lilia Liutko, Lucian Szekely-Rafan, Oana Pop, Oana Maria Pop, Janneke Vos, and Elena Waldorf.

The exhibition is part of the series of events of the #16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, organized annually by the Romanian Institute for Peace (PATRIR).

Works

Cristina Daniela Gagiu. San Sebastian. mixed media, chipboard, pencil, ink, acrylic, 12 x 19 cm. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Cristina Daniela Gagiu - Laces, collage, pencil intervention on paper, 20 x 27,5 cm

Cristina Daniela Gagiu. Laces. Laces, collage, pencil intervention on paper. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Elena Waldorf. Dancing Nowhere. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Cristina Cantemir - Don’t Ask About the Mermaid, installation made of recycled paper

Cristina Cantemir. Don’t Ask About the Mermaid. installation. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Liviu Bulea. An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail I. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Lucian Szekely-Rafan. The Plague. mixed media, pencil on paper, coffee, 114 x 151.4 cm. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Mihai-Vlăduț Gicoveanu. Hall Of Fame. mixed media, satin, acrylic, oil, 21 x 29 cm. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Oana Maria Pop - What About the Beasts, oil on canvas Lucian Szekely-Rafan - The Plague, mixed media, pencil on paper, coffee Lucian Szekely-Rafan - The Match Man, mixed media, pencil on paper, coffee

Oana Maria Pop. What About the Beasts, The Plague, The Match Man. mixed media, pencil on paper, coffee, oil on canvas. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Liviu Bulea - Memories of Ulm I, II, III, IV, mixed media, dried plant, drawing, digital print on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm

Liviu Bulea. Memories of Ulm I. 7 x 21 cm. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Liutko Lilia. Circle. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Ioana Iacob - Stars Fall Unseen, installation in oil, acrylic, ink and watercolor

Ioana Iacob. Stars Fall Unseen. watercolor. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Liviu Bulea. An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail II. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Cristina Daniela Gagiu. Apparently. pencil on paper. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Oana Pop - Din prea multă dragoste sau tot ce nu a spus Cristos, photography Oana Pop - Pentru ca tu să poți muri liniștit, photography

Oana Pop. Din prea multă dragoste sau tot ce nu a spus Cristos, Pentru ca tu să poți muri liniștit. photography. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Lucian Szekely-Rafan. The Match Man. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Karambol. collective work. water installation, glass, mirror, balls and UV neon. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Oana Maria Pop. DVDQ. mixed media, silicon, 8,6 x 10,6 cm. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Oana Maria Pop - Homesick Migrant I, II, III, oil on canvas, 50 x 50 cm Janneke Vos - Untitled, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm

Oana Maria Pop. Homesick Migrant I, II, III. oil on canvas, 50 x 50 cm, 40 x 50 cm. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

Elena Waldorf. Touch Me Louder. short film. Karambol, Cluj-Napoca, 25/11/2022 – 10/12/2022. Curator: Gilda Ghinoiu. Gallery: The Cosmic House.

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