About
Atopia comes from the Greek noun a-topon, which literally means without a place. Atopia was founded as an artist run space in Oslo, June 2003. It was conceived as a space for art experimentations, a research project, a laboratory for film and video art, and a room for connections, collaborations, as well as confrontations.
Atopia was founded by 4 artists who are conditioned by multiple cultures, and work with various artistic disciplines. Naturally Atopia is very fond of the ideas of "not-belonging", and it feels a strong commitment towards the ideals of cultural as well as artistic diversity.
Atopia was founded in 2003 by the following four artists who have contributed to its projects with varying degrees of intensity:
Since 2007 Atopia has developed into a professional center for film & video art in Oslo, and it is now an umbrella for several ongoing projects focused on artists’ film and video works.
Through its various projects Atopia has organized exhibitions, screenings, forums and seminars as well as publications, both inside and outside of Norway. We have created a grass-roots network of artists around Atopia and have become a base for information and advice for artists working with film and video in Norway.
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Farhad Kalantary, Coordinator, email: farhad(AT)atopia.no
Linn Lervik, Projects Assistant
Nina schjønsby, Project Collaborator for “Retrospective Exhibition of Artists' Film/Video Works - Norway”
Synne Holst-Pedersen, Projects Assistan with the “Retrospective Exhibition "
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with the Sponsorship of:
Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond Prosjektstøtte (2005, 2009)