Best known for large-scale art installations merging conceptual art and community dynamics, Osorio has worked with well over 25 communities across the U.S. and internationally, creating interventions based on real life experiences.
For almost two decades he has been presenting work in unconventional places prior to exhibiting in a museum setting, exploring the subjectivity of meaning in art and the multiple readings that these installations achieve depending on their location.
NEPAL
In 2012 Osorio came to Nepal and spent three months working in our studios with seven 4th year students from Kathmandu University, Centre for Art & Design (KUart) : Anil Shahi, Bindu Gurung, Laxman B.Lama, Nabin Nalbo, Sapana Shah, Sujan Dangol and Sunil Pradhan. Sujan Chitrakar was the Project Co-ordinator.
RESTING STOPS : an alternative pilgrimage
Resting Stops was a modular installation project conceived to travel from place to place around the Nepal region in 2012. The project invited community residents to participate in the sharing of life stories, personal experiences and neighborhood histories through food. The artwork was conceptually crafted through an inclusive collaborative process that represented the intersection of the histories, interests and identities of the many local participants, art students from KUart, individuals and families. Starting in March 2012, the project travelled to each site where residents hosted the work become temporary owners or stewards of the artwork, organizing their own “openings” and talk-back sessions.
Resting Stops aimed to encourage conversations, curiosity and shared efforts. It gave participants the critical opportunity to become stakeholders in redefining ideas of ownership, art-making, and social responsibility. Osorio’s idea involved entire communities in the making of art works and to collaborate with local master people.