Further Up-Further In

contemporary art exhibition, INSPIRATIO Gallery, Brașov, Romania, December 15- January 29 2023/2024, group exhibition;

The exhibition 'Further Up-Further In' showcases contemporary artworks by Atelier Plus artists, alongside pieces by guest artist Ross Wilson. Each artist explores unique aspects of a new world through form, colour, and concept. While the artworks are based on a shared quest, they are also infused with personal emotion and the courage to dream beyond this world. The artists seek to explore the imaginative innocence of childhood, providing access to feelings and thoughts that lie beyond our everyday experiences. The exhibition addresses challenging topics such as escaping matter, echoing another world and plunging into the unknown, as well as issues like grief, death and returning to the divine. By engaging with these subjects visually, the exhibition offers viewers the opportunity to experience and contemplate them. C. S. Lewis writes in Mere Christianity: "Give up yourself, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will save it. Submit to death — the death of your ambitions and favourite wishes every day, and in the end, the death of your whole body — submit with every fibre of your being, and you will find eternal life. Look for yourself and in the long run you will find only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin and decay. But look for Christ, and you will find him and with him everything else.'

The central theme of the exhibition is the journey to eternity and the individual's responsibility to navigate the unknown. The artworks aim to engage with viewers on a deep level, stimulating their souls and minds. They offer a visual and conceptual analysis of Lewis's profound and compelling ideas.

A.L.

Who is Atelier Plus?

Atelier Plus is a group of professional artists based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. They are dedicated to promoting visual arts and Romanian Christian cultural values.

With almost 30 years of experience in organising exhibitions, workshops and creative camps, Atelier Plus provides spaces where art brings together beauty, faith, culture and community.

Through its work, the association supports artists in developing their talent and invites the public to discover art as a meaningful language of values and inner transformation.

Find out more about Atelier Plus and its projects, here.

Who is INSPIRATIO?

INSPIRATIO is the result of our human desires and our careful and loving consideration of others.

I have noticed that every human desire has its own time, and the meetings of the same desires are wonderful synchronicities. Or they are happy meetings of people at the same time, in the same wonderful place: the Black Church and its halo in the middle of Brasov. People come here to taste, share and be inspired by history, culture and spirituality. And each person’s coming is a contribution to the preservation and restoration of the heritage of the Black Church, which we want to pass on intact to future generations, to inspire them as it inspires us.

We love multiculturalism and combine contemporary vision with traditional values. We value diversity and authenticity. We are inspired by community and give that inspiration to all who come to know us and sometimes each other. Of and through inspiration.

Find out more about INSPIRATIO, here.

Graphic design poster: Iulia Rad @rad_grafic