Groupshow
Årstider -der jeg er curated by Helga Marie Nordby
When curator Helga-Marie Nordby was invited in November 2019, to curate an exhibition in Oslo with artists from Møre and Romsdal County, no one had any idea what awaited us: a pandemic that has kept us in an iron grip for over a year. The artists have been in Møre og Romsdal, the curator on Funen in Denmark, and the exhibition venue, on Hovedøya in Oslo. All studio visits and conversations have taken place at zoom or facetime- and outside our windows, the seasons have changed from spring, summer, autumn, winter, to spring again.
The exhibition Seasons – where I am,
is an attempt to bring these conversations together, to connect people in time and space, Møre and Romsdal, Fyn and Hovedøya, to reflect on the nuances of shared experiences, on presence and closeness to their surroundings, on cycles, the repetitions in nature, in a human life, in history. The group exhibition presents twelve artists with connections to the county of Møre og Romsdal, on Hovedøya in the Oslo Fjord. One of the works in the exhibition, the installation Plommehagepartitur by Elida Linge and Mari Kvien Brunvoll, is shown in Tegnerforbundet’s project room in the same period.
The artists in the exhibition are Marit Helen Akslen, Marianne Skjong, Bent Erik Myrvoll, Ida Madsen Følling, Siv Bugge Vatne, Elida Linge, Mari Kvien Brunvoll, Gjertrud Hals, Anne Sara Loe, Ine Harrang, Brit Dyrnes and Siri Skjerve.
Curator is Helga-Marie Nordby
A beautiful book designed by Ariane Spanier, with texts by Brit Bildøen and Endre Ruset are also part of the exhibition.
The exhibition is open to the public from Saturday 22 May at 12:00 and follows the municipality’s infection control rules.
It will be allowed with a limited number of spectators in the showroom at a time.
Seasons – where I am, is initiated and supported by Møre og Romsdal county municipality. The exhibition’s catalog is produced with support from the Arts Council Norway.
Exhibition period 22 May – 27 June 2021 Opening hours Hovedøya Kunstsal: Thursday – Sunday at 12:00 – 17:00 Opening hours Tegnerforbundet: Tuesday – Sunday at 12:00 – 16:00 There is a ferry from Aker Brygge pier to Hovedøya every full hour.
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