Serbian Orthodox Church

Information Service of
the Serbian Orthodox Church
June 2, 2005

EXHIBITION OF BYZANTINE ICONS
BY ICON PAINTER SOLRUNN NES FROM NORWAY

On Thursday, June 2, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. in the Djuro Jaksic House, Skadarska Street no. 34, the first exhibition of icons by icon painter Solrunn Nes of Norway will open entitled “A View of the (Holy) Light”.

The exhibition will be open until June 20, 2005. It will be opened by Archbishop Stanislav Hocevar of Belgrade. Speakers will include the Norwegian Deputy Ambassador, Mr. Sverre Johan Kvale, and Presbyter Vlada Vukasinovic.

Ms. Nes will be giving a lecture in the English language on the iconography of medieval Norway on Monday, June 6, at 8:00 p.m.

From the catalog: We are extremely grateful to painter Solrunn Nes for this pleasant surprise. It is a truly a revelation to see icons coming to us from the northwest of Europe painted in the tradition of the Orthodox Church. Here in Serbia, where such icon painting has been nurtured for centuries, we have not yet had the opportunity to see the fruits of such a deep and authentic interest in iconography in Norway. Like in Norway, interest in “theology in colors” is growing in other countries throughout the world. This attests to the process of growing closer and opening new horizons, getting to know those different from us through dialogue. Especially great interest has been noted in Roman Catholic settings.

Icon painter and art historian Solrunn has been inspired by Byzantine art for the past two decades. She lives and works in Bergen on the west coast of Norway. She has had exhibitions throughout her own country and Western Europe as well as in Australia and Asia. This is her first exhibition in the Balkans.

[Serbian Translation Services]