[PAM] Nordic – Part 1 is the first installment of a series of programs in a rotating exhibition at the Utsikten Kunstsenter. [PAM] Nordic is a collaboration between Perpetual Art Machine, Utsikten Kunstsenter and PNEK.
Show dates: Nov 30, 2008 – February 18, 2009
Open on Sundays 12pm – 6pm and by appointment.
Still / Crash / Flow
Curated by Torill Haugen and Raphaele Shirley
Featured artists: Anne Katrine Sensland, Arne Borgan, Beate Pettersen, Birger Åseson Storås, Bjørn E. Pettersen, Bjørn Erik Haugen, Endre Tveitan, Frithof Hoel, Gjert Rognli, Helle Lorenzen, Hilde Honerud, Jan Hakon Erichsen, Janne Talstad, Johanna Lecklin, Julie Lillelien Porter, Kaja H. Leijon, Lene Baadsvig Ørmen, Maren Juell Kristensen, Margarida, Pavida, Oda Brooch, Paulo Chavarría, Ulf Kristiansen, Åslaug Krokann Berg
“Still / Crash / Flow” presents a cross section of Nordic video art today. Exploring the selected works through the lens of Perpetual Art Machine’s philosophy, the individual pieces are organized according to folksonomies and by juxtaposition in time following the diverse ideas presented in each piece. Spanning various types of works, from abstract to cinematic, from absurd to critical, from performative to meditative this selection celebrates an exceptional group of artists whose unique perspective and approach to video art form a new voice within contemporary art today.
“Inside / Outside”
Curated by Iris Piers
Featuring artists: Linda Persson, Anne Senstad, Etta Säfve, Henriette Hellstern_Kjøller and Jorunn Myklebust Syversen
Linda Persson, Anne Senstad, Etta Säfve, Henriette Hellstern_Kjøller and Jorunn Myklebust Syversen are five young video artists with roots in Scandinavia.Each in their own way, their curious works hold a balance between folkloric and contemporary themes, some contorted, some timid, others abstract and eager to put an imprint on the space that surrounds us. The exchange between interior and exterior defines the mindset of this selection; whether in a fictional cardboard city, a space defined by light or the in_and outside of our own mind and body, they investigate and unfold what could be hidden just beneath the surface.