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22 April (kl. 12-17)
— 22 July, 2023
(be)longing
Curated by Jessica Williams

House of Foundation
Moss, Norway

å falle mellom to stoler by Jelsen Lee Innocent encourages a discourse that goes beyond the art space and surpasses the aesthetic of ethnic integration as proof of racial progress in Norway. In the installation and accompanying RISO publication(s), he has centered a diversity of African Norwegian voices, seeking to engage within realities too often dismissed or unconsidered while navigating mainstream Norwegian society. This work is intended to both instigate and contribute new and direct critical language, constructive political expression and empathic debate within the African Norwegian community.

Click on the image below to read PDF of  å falle mellom to stoler pt 1
17 Sep - 31 Oct, 2021
We are not myths: Opacity across difference
Curated by Awa Konaté / Culture Art Society (CAS)

Art Hub Copenhagen
Thoravej 29, Copenhagen, Denmark
a Haitian-American interdisciplinary artist based in Norway. His research and studio practice examine the lasting impacts of imperialism across social hierarchies, built environments, and visual culture. Integrating intellectual history, installation-making, and participatory initiatives, his work surfaces narratives that challenge hegemonic structures and open space for alternative imaginaries.

Innocent has exhibited internationally, including at Iwalewahaus (Germany), the 32nd Biennial of Graphic Arts (Slovenia), Culture Art Society (Denmark), the Smithsonian’s Men of Change traveling exhibition (US), Kunsthall Trondheim (Norway), and Nitja Senter for Samtidskunst (Norway).

(b. 1983, NYC)
jelseninnocent@gmail.com





























Citizens (2017)







































































Pickets of Purpose for The People of Perpetual Protest (2017)









As If Our Bodies Were Built To House Your Bullets (2017)