When differences meet, something new and exciting emerges.
Intellis met the artist Maria Sloth and the mayor of Randers on April 24th when we visited to view the beautiful painting of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. We bid on and won this painting at the Denmark Collection event on February 4th.
The meeting with Maria and the other Outsider artists at the GAIA Museum was both inspiring and affirming, with discussions primarily focusing on social sustainability.
At the Denmark Collection event, Intellis won several activities, including a painting of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by Maria Sloth Sørensen. Maria, who has Down Syndrome, is described as a reflective, passionate, creative, intense, lively, and proud artist.
Maria’s powerful and expressive art is an inspiration to do things differently and follow one’s instincts. This mirrors how Intellis operates as a company. We are driven by ambition and passion for intelligent software – we are truly passionate about it. Additionally, we often come up with creative – and sometimes unconventional – ideas because we are a growing company striving to develop and improve every day.
Therefore, we wanted to support Maria’s art and GAIA Academy’s mission to make art accessible to everyone, regardless of differences.
At Intellis, we are mindful of diversity within our team composition.
“We strive to create a company that focuses on being inclusive and diverse because we believe that’s where the exciting, developing, and enjoyable things happen.”
Søren Iversen, CEO Intellis
Intellis is a company that thrives on helping, especially public institutions such as municipalities, with their daily operations. Therefore, it is also important for us to understand the challenges they face. We also draw inspiration and motivation from other sources, as this helps us develop new and crucial solutions that can assist in working more effectively and digitally.
Watch the video to gain insight into Intellis’ visit to Randers Municipality and GAIA Academy and GAIA Museum.
Info box
- GAIA Museum Outsider Art blev founded in Randers in 2022.
- It is a unique museum with a focus on outsider art, also known as Art Brut.
- Outsider art is created by individuals with physical, psychological, and/or social disabilities. As British art professor Roger Cardinal describes it: “Outsider art is a product of an authentic creative instinct. It is free from conscious artistic skill and has nothing to do with academic standards, but everything to do with passion and whimsical ideas.”
- Adjacent to the museum is GAIA Academy, which serves as a studio and art school aimed at supporting the artists’ work and development.