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The exhibition *Armer og bein* explores the connection between physical struggle and the experience of finding yourself in difficult life situations.Drawing from her own jiu-jitsu practice, Nataša Mihailović uses large-format drawings to explore physical struggle as a metaphor for psychological and human challenges. The works are expressed through the visual language of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and made slowly, with close attention to the body.
To an outsider, a jiu-jitsu match can look like a tangle of bodies, arms and legs compressed, chaotic and difficult to read. Difficult situations in life can feel much the same: cramped, confusing and claustrophobic. We struggle with our whole body, sometimes drawing on strengths we did not know we had.
Just as in jiu-jitsu, it is not necessarily about dominating through size or force. It is about understanding where you are, what is happening, and what possibilities exist from that position.
Nataša Mihailović is an interdisciplinary artist working across drawing, illustration, mural work and costume design. Her current practice focuses on the body and movement as embodiments of psychological and emotional states.
*Armer og bein* marks a new phase in her artistic practice, as she develops a more focused body of work as an independent visual artist.
Everyone is welcome to the vernissage!
After the opening, the exhibition can be visited every day 21th to 29th of November 2026.
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Event venue
Wernersholmvegen 31f, 5232 Paradis, Norge, Wernersholmvegen 31, 5232 Paradis, Norge, Bergen, Norway
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