8

17.6 – 26.6, 2016

Opening: Friday June 17th, 19:00 – 21:00

Opening hours: Fridays 14:00 –18:00
Saturdays and Sundays 14:00–17:00

Inception date: Sunday June 12th, 17:00-19:00
(Happy incept date, Zhora!)

Inception:
"The beginning of something. The origin, start, source. The implantation of an idea deep in the subconscious that will bear future results. Its like a taco, inside a taco, within a taco bell, that's inside a KFC within a mall that is inside your dream!!!!!"
-Urban dictionary

LYNX proudly presents the solo exhibition 8 by Rasmus Hungnes.

The octonary, related to the octagon or two interlocking squares (the Ashtalakshmi), is symbolic of regeneration; renewal; rebirth; transition. After the seven steps of initiation, the eighth is Paradise regained, and the eighth day (7+1, the octave and beginning anew) created the new man (man as in man, woman and other) of grace. June 12th, 2016 – a Sunday, the eighth day – is the inception date of Zhora, a replicant appearing in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982). "Talk about beauty and the beast, she's both." Under the moniker Miss Salomé – after the biblical exotic dancer of Oscar Wilde's seven veils (the lynx's numerical attribution, according to 777, is 7; the right ascension of the Lynx constellation is 8) – we "watch her take the pleasure from the serpent that once corrupted man", who, in its various forms, is often known as "the adversary". And, as C. G. Jung noted, "'the adversary' is none other than 'the other' in me." The numeral 8 is, by virtue of its shape, associated with the interlacing serpents of the Rod Of Caduceus (consult your local pharmacy for the asklepian one), symbolizing the balancing out of opposing forces, as well as the double sigmoid line – everlasting, spiraling movement. "Adversary is an opportunity for change", Zenyatta, a character in the video game Overwatch, muses upon heading into battle. Ultimate Fighting Championship, 'The Octagon' and the eight-sided cage design are registered trademarks of Zuffa, LLC. The octagon is the beginning of the transformation of the square (the terrestrial order) into the circle (the eternal order) and vice versa. The octonary, related to the octagon or two interlocking squares (the Ashtalakshmi), is symbolic of regeneration; renewal; rebirth; transition. After the seven steps of initiation, the eighth is Paradise regained, and the eighth day (7+1, the octave and beginning anew) created the new man (man as in man, woman and other) of grace. June 12th, 2016 – a Sunday, the eighth day – is the inception date of Zhora, a replicant appearing in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982). "Talk about beauty and the beast, she's both." Under the moniker Miss Salomé – after the biblical exotic dancer of Oscar Wilde's seven veils (the lynx's numerical attribution, according to 777, is 7; the right ascension of the Lynx constellation is 8) – we "watch her take the pleasure from the serpent that once corrupted man", who, in its various forms, is often known as "the adversary". And, as C. G. Jung noted, "'the adversary' is none other than 'the other' in me." The numeral 8 is, by virtue of its shape, associated with the interlacing serpents of the caduceus (consult your local pharmacy for the Rod Of Asclepius), symbolizing the balancing out of opposing forces, as well as the double sigmoid line – everlasting, spiraling movement. "Adversary is an opportunity for change", Zenyatta, a character in the video game Overwatch, muses upon heading into battle. Ultimate Fighting Championship, 'The Octagon' and the eight-sided cage design are registered trademarks of Zuffa, LLC. The octagon is the beginning of the transformation of the square (the terrestrial order) into the circle (the eternal order) and vice versa. The octonary, related to the octagon or two interlocking squares (the Ashtalakshmi), is symbolic of regeneration; renewal; rebirth; transition. After the seven steps of initiation, the eighth is Paradise regained, and the eighth day (7+1, the octave and beginning anew) created the new man (man as in man, woman and other) of grace. June 12th, 2016 – a Sunday, the eighth day – is the inception date of Zhora, a replicant appearing in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982) – ad infinitum ∞.