In connection with Ultima 2026, Marte Gunnufsen's exhibition "Mother Evgenia" will be presented in Festsalen, on the ground floor of Oslo Kunstforening. Join us for the opening Friday 11 September from 18:00!

"Mother Evgenia" is a multimedia spatial installation based on the life of Aino Theisen – an exceptionally gifted pianist who left a promising international concert career to enter a monastery as a Russian Orthodox nun under the name Mother Evgenia. The work examines this radical life choice and asks what happens when artistic virtuosity and discipline are transformed into a life devoted to prayer, silence and contemplation. The installation consists of film, sound, icons – and a self-playing grand piano.