Eliot Moleba
(He/him)
Address: Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, Fossveien 24, 0551 Oslo
Room number: see signs
The studio is open Saturday 26 April from 12-17
About the project:
Monu(mo)ments is an artistic concept and project in Oslo, Norway. The idea was developed as part of Eliot Moleba’s artistic PhD research project, Alternative Histori[es]: A Place Where Something Happened, which is dedicated to making commemorative ‘monuments’ based on stories of ordinary Norwegians with ‘immigration or/and multicultural backgrounds’, focusing on an event that happened in a public space and experienced as a life-changing moment. To commemorate the narrated event, each story is turned into a ‘monu(mo)ment’ that is installed at the site where it took place. By manifesting their stories, a part of their lived experiences is physically or emotionally inscribed on and through the landscape.
The Monu(mo)ments Series is currently comprised of three interactive, performative works of public art – “In Her Shoes”, “Kjersti’s Line”, and “Rico On The Run (2.0)”.
Interactive and performative works of public art
Rico on the Run, photograph, 2024, Oslo Open, documentation of guided tour for international visiting artists, photo by Monica Holmen.
Rico on the Run, photograph, 2024, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, documentation of the presentation of Rico at the Artistic Research Week, photo by Merete Røstad.
In Her Shoes, photograph, 2024, Lambertseter fritidsklubb, documentation of the launch of the monu(mo)ment, photo by Sakib Saboor.
Kjersti's Line, Jad El Khoury and Sara Guldmyr, photograph, 2024, Grunerlokka, documentation of the monu(mo)ment, photo by Eliot Moleba.
In my studio
For this occasion, we will use one of the monu(mo)ments, Rico on the Run (2.0), as our studio and meeting point. We will offer you tea/coffee and a chance to encounter the stories and memories Rico holds of the experiences of the narrator and those who have travelled with him around Norway. We will also tell you more about the whole project and other monu(mo)ments.
After meeting Rico, visitors will also be encouraged to walk to another nearby monu(mo)ments, Kjersti’s Line, which is less than 500m away.
The series is curated by Eliot Moleba and produced by Transcultural Arts Production, 2024. Funded with support from KORO’s Art Programme For Local Communities (LOK).
Planned projects and exhibitions
2025: The Monu(mo)ments Series – Guided Tours
2025: Construction of new monu(mo)ments
CV
Education:
The University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (BA and MA: 2006–2010 and 2014-2016)
Kunsthøgskolen I Oslo, Oslo (PhD: 2019–2024)