“The works in this exhibition traverse multiple themes, all connected to a sense of the loss of something Edenic in nature — yet they do not stop at loss. The paintings and drawings form an inter-visuality of relationships that are poetic in their essence. The works aim to present audiences with ideas tied to a liminality where boundaries no longer clarify meaning, or where the transition from outside to inside is no longer apparent; a space where the viewer can plant their imagination and cultivate new visions and hopes.” - John P. Cunningham
With a strong visual language and profound social reflections, Cunningham — under pseudonyms such as “Nipper” and “John_XC” — has for many years been one of Bergen and Norway’s most significant street artists. Through a diverse range of expressions, philosophical influences, and art historical references, Cunningham has explored questions of emotion and existence, examining the boundaries between the personal and the public, the philosophical and the aesthetic.