PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL AT VELFERDEN, August 27th, 2016.
____ //// /o/o/o The mouth expresses thoughts. The landscape renders its tone!! is a multidisciplinary art project taking place in Denmark, Norway and Sweden in 2016 and 2017. It invites performance artist and musicians to develop site-specific works that engage with the heritage of fluxus artist Henning Christiansen. The project was first shown at Kunsthal 44 in June 2016, on Møen in Denmark, surrounded by cornfields and idyllic thatched cottages. On the 27th of August 2016, the project traveled to a whole other context; to that of the postindustrial landscape that surrounds Velferden. Together with Henning Christiansen´s video "The wandering voice" (1991), we could experience performances by :
Linda Persson
Sven-Åke Johansson
Camille Norment
Arturas Bumsteinas
LOL Beslutning
Curator and arthistorian Nico Anklam (DE) has together with Mai Dengsøe Hansen (DK), formulated this interdisciplinary performance project based on a text by Henning Christiansen from 2000 called The mouth expresses thoughts. The landscape renders its tone!!. The text describes how the sound of the scandinavian languages have derived from the geological features of the different countries; the flat fields and islands of Denmark, the lakes and woods of Sweden, and the steep fjord and mountainsides of Norway. The text ends with a pictorial representation of the three soundscapes, and this image constitute the title of the project: ____ //// 0/0/0.
Linda Persson
Sven-Åke Johansson
Camille Norment
Arturas Bumsteinas
LOL Beslutning
Curator and arthistorian Nico Anklam (DE) has together with Mai Dengsøe Hansen (DK), formulated this interdisciplinary performance project based on a text by Henning Christiansen from 2000 called The mouth expresses thoughts. The landscape renders its tone!!. The text describes how the sound of the scandinavian languages have derived from the geological features of the different countries; the flat fields and islands of Denmark, the lakes and woods of Sweden, and the steep fjord and mountainsides of Norway. The text ends with a pictorial representation of the three soundscapes, and this image constitute the title of the project: ____ //// 0/0/0.
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And a giant THANKYOU to Sokndal Kulturskole, Egeland Sveis, Sogndalstrand Kulturhotell and Titania a/s for making the project possible.
ARTIST RESIDENCY VELFERDEN 2015
In the summer of 2015, 10 nordic artists were invited to Velferden for 2,5 weeks during which they made site specific new work.
On August 5th we opened the doors to the public and presented an extensive program in the building and on various sites in the postindustrial landscape that surrounds Velferden.
Links to the artists webpages here:
Karianne Stensland
Morgan Schargerberg
Karl Ingar Røys
David Nilson
Jenny Berg
Nina Jensen
Peter Johansson
Per Kristian Nygård
Erik Høgstrøm
Siri Borge
Take a look at all the photos below of the wonderful projects done by the artists and the event in general.
On August 5th we opened the doors to the public and presented an extensive program in the building and on various sites in the postindustrial landscape that surrounds Velferden.
Links to the artists webpages here:
Karianne Stensland
Morgan Schargerberg
Karl Ingar Røys
David Nilson
Jenny Berg
Nina Jensen
Peter Johansson
Per Kristian Nygård
Erik Høgstrøm
Siri Borge
Take a look at all the photos below of the wonderful projects done by the artists and the event in general.
THANKYOU:
BILLEDKUNSTNERNES VEDERLAGSFOND, EGELAND SVEIS, MAGMA GEOPARK AND TITANIA A/S.
BILLEDKUNSTNERNES VEDERLAGSFOND, EGELAND SVEIS, MAGMA GEOPARK AND TITANIA A/S.
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X-MAS METAL AT VELFERDEN
Velferden presented an atmospheric one-night-only pre-xmas concert by the local band Gravecunt, and video projections by Maiken Stene. The loud sound of Drone Metal, enshrouded by an improvised colour-sparkling light show, filled the ballroom as the audience gorged on Gløgg and ginger cookies.
GRAVECUNT:
Marius Solli (Haua) - guitar
Rasmus Henriksen (Egersund) - drums
Stian Henriksen (Egersund) - bass
Tom Richard Byberg (Tjelta) - keyboard
GRAVECUNT:
Marius Solli (Haua) - guitar
Rasmus Henriksen (Egersund) - drums
Stian Henriksen (Egersund) - bass
Tom Richard Byberg (Tjelta) - keyboard
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EXHIBITION AT VELFERDEN, AUG 2014.
Aleksander om utstillingen: I godt over et år har jeg jobbet med tematikken psykisk sykdom sett fra et kunstnerisk ståsted. Arbeidet startet da jeg fikk for meg å skrive et kortfilmmanus basert på mine barndomsopplevelser som pårørende til en mor med psykisk sykdom. Jeg har siden da fortsatt å utforske tematikken gjennom ulike dokumentariske tilnærminger der jeg oppsøker mennesker som har et forhold til psykisk sykdom. Under disse møtene forsøker jeg å få en større innsikt i kompleksiteten i det å være psykisk syk. Majoriteten av møtene ender opp som videoer. Disse ser jeg på som deler av en større helhet som fremdeles er under utvikling. Videoarbeidene jeg nå skal vise kan derfor sees på som ferdige arbeider innenfor en uferdig kontekst. |
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VELFERDEN ON THE ROAD TO STÄLLBERG GRUVA (SE).
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SPONTANMETALLURGISK ELEKTROAKUSTIK
Urbergsuppförande Maiken Stene & Tommy Boije Ta spjärn mot jordskorpans tunnhet, lita på att den hårda varma kärnan ger stöd under fötterna, glänta på torv och mossa, ta in den massiva tystnaden i stenens oändliga inuti. Luta dig in, kanske är det de små vibrationerna som förstärks på elektroakustisk väg dina trumhinnor vajar till. Ta svunna tiders hårt arbetande folk i hand, känn resterna av jordens skälvningar i deras valkiga vantar. De släpar dig mot öppningen, ögonlocken tunga av gas och legeringar från urbergets tjocktarmar. Metallen kränger, jorden sprutar, malmen krasar. http://www.stallbergsgruva.se |
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