Stacked sculptural forms with a weathered green surface against a dark background — supplied art reference

Art · Craft · Nature

ART9 Gallery

Ink, earth
& stillness.

Chinese ink meets Nordic nature.
A for art. A place to be.

Yuan Museum Collection

Close-up of reddish woven fibres, texture and a stitched line — Fibre. Trace. The hand.Supplied art reference

Black-and-white sculptural detail with flowing layered edges — Form. Shadow. Rhythm.Supplied art reference

The art of presence

01 / THE IDEA

One place to visit.
Many ways to be.

ART9 Gallery brings the House of Presence into a generous Nordic barn-converted art place open to the seasons. It focus on Nature-based art & craft, supported with immersive digital experiences. Visitors are welcomed with multifunctional cultural experiences in attached working ceramic studio, teahouse, a pop-up future craft shop run by resident artists.

A multifunctional house of presence · Concept proposal

Ink on paperEarth & clayWood & stonePlants & fibre

02 / The gallery barn

An Ancient Barn big enough
for the future Big world.

Immense gestures in ink. Intimate traces of the hand. Art that belongs to the landscape, not apart from it.

Large botanical ink painting displayed against weathered timber and old paper — Ink & the living worldArtwork reference · supplied image

Botanical ink painting beside an aged timber wall and sunlit green leaves — A dialogue with the outsideInk · timber · daylight

03 / DIGITAL PRESENCE BY OHDA STUDIO

Sacred Cave

A digital dimension to ART9: an immersive encounter with global heritage landscapes

Dunhuang:
The Realm of Thousand Colors

Reference: XR Panoramic Fantasy LBE Experience ExhibitionExplore the Open Heart Design reference

An extended-reality (XR), location-based experience inspired by the murals of the Mogao Grottoes. Its meeting of cultural heritage, immersive storytelling and digital space offers a new layer for ART9.

Reclining Buddha within a restored grotto scene

Painted grotto corridor recreated in the LBE experience

Cliffside bridge inside the Colour of Buddhism scene

Images: Dunhuang: The Realm of Thousand Colors, courtesy of Open Heart Design. Shown as reference only.

01 / Enter

An ancient greeting

A dedicated, optional XR space could introduce visitors to Dunhuang’s cultural landscapes. A visiting exhibition or licensed adaptation would be explored with the relevant rights holders.

02 / Create

Ink becomes light

Commissioned digital works could translate an artist’s brushwork, botanical forms and material textures into slow-moving light and sound, developed together with the artists.

03 / Return

Back to the tangible

The digital encounter leads back to paper, clay and tea. Shared artist conversations connect the virtual landscape with the handmade vessel and the living world outside.

Technology as a bridge.
Not a louder room.

Keep digital experiences in a separate, controlled space. Protect artworks from projected light. Preserve a screen-free teahouse, natural daylight in the main gallery and an equally meaningful non-headset visit.

Proposed programme only. Licensing, exhibition partners, equipment, accessibility and spatial feasibility remain to be confirmed. No XR experience is currently available on this site.

Nordic lake, green woodland and a dark timber cabin from the supplied landscape reference

UNIQUE LOCATION

Nature is the
first material.

Birch, stone, water, moss. Plant fibres, natural pigments and clay. The gallery follows the intelligence of the landscape: local materials, seasonal rhythms and beauty that deepens with time.

Landscape reference · Site and location to be confirmed

EXPERIENCE |Places to slow down, learn and share.

From the hand.
To the table.

Attached to the gallery: a working ceramic studio and a Gourment teahouse.

Concept of an attached ceramic studio with pottery wheels, handmade vessels and a birch woodland window

Chinese Ceramic studio

Clay, water, fire. A dedicated place for artists in residence, shared workshops and small-batch making. Nordic craft knowledge meets Chinese ceramic practice; the cups made here find their way next door.

Making · Workshops · Artist residence

Concept of an attached Nordic teahouse with handmade ceramic tea vessels on a long timber table

Tea Ritual house

A timber table, a warm cup, a view of the trees. Chinese tea and seasonal botanical infusions are served in handmade ceramics. A quiet meeting place between the gallery, the studio and the landscape.

Tea rituals · Conversation · Seasonal plants

05 / TIME & SPACE

One house.
Four seasons.

A proposed year-long exhibition, craft shop and artist residency. Not one opening, but a place that keeps unfolding.

Clay · shoots · rain

The earth wakes.

The proposed year begins with shared making: Norwegian and Chinese artists work with clay, ink and plant fibres. New shoots enter the gallery alongside botanical paintings.

Reference collage of handmade cream-glazed teapots and bowls, a pale vase holding a pink blossom branch, a rust-dripped stoneware vase and hands cradling a dark textured bowl — Spring reference · handmade vessels, plant fibres and first branches

Style references shown to explain the direction of each season. Works, artists and partners are proposed, not confirmed.

06 / A WORLDLY PRACTICE

Different roots.
Common ground.

The original spirit of exchange remains: Norwegian makers and global artists sharing the same practice and a table.

Oslo National Academy of the Arts Proposed ceramic education & making exchange

Oslo Husflidslag Proposed Nordic handcraft & material knowledge

OHDA+

Proposed Chinese artists, designers, ceramics & tea

All collaborations are proposed, not confirmed.

ART9 Gallery

One place to visit.Many ways to be.

An Ancient Barn big enoughfor the future Big world.