Jenine Marsh, Sofia Eliasson, Lasse Årikstad, Johanna Lettmayer, Lewis & Taggart, Jon Benjamin Tallerås Orientering
-a group show in public space
Entrée, Palmera and Tag Team Studio are three of Bergen's artist-run exhibitions spaces. They have collaborated on Orientering, a group exhibition that is taking place exclusively outdoors in public space.
For this project five artists and one artist duo have explored and occupied different areas with a number of temporary works. The audience is invited to walk the city following “art routes” made up in the stretches between the venues, where both the new works and existing public art can be observed. Orientering is a response to and an activation of the public space in Bergen.
Sofia Eliasson Inverted Eye Installation Acrylic resin, natural mineral crystals, paper fiber, inkjet ink, textile fiber, metal, pigment, oil pallet. Placed in the Natural Museum garden’s ponds.
Every Sunday throughout the exhibition period, there are guided tours. Mediators are art historian Hilde Marie Pedersen and artist Sara Kollstrøm Heilevang. Orientation maps are available at Entrée, Tag Team Studio and Palmera, which serve as "hubs" where the public can take a break and get information about the project. Tag Team Studio is turned into a café, Palmera is transformed into a beach where you get refreshments, and Entrée is an art cinema currently screening an overview of public artworks in the ownership of Bergen municipality.
Jenine Marsh (b. 1984, Calgary, Canada) is based in Toronto, Canada. This spring she spends in Bergen with a studio at the USF Verftet (Bergen AiR), exploring the historical, conceptual and methodological aspects of sculptural "pressings". For Orientering she shows Coins and Tokens; an ongoing series of train-pressed coins of various currencies and the site-specific work Kneading Wheels; larger steel sculptures mounted on various public fences.
Sofia Eliasson (b. 1981, Dalsland, Sweden) is based in Bergen. In her work she incorporates cultural-historical events, objects and images in new subjective narratives, which form the framework for research that moves between the sculptural and the picturesque. For Orientering she has created a sculptural installation where two different times meet; the slow action of scanning an illustration of a prehistoric landscape, and the image formation of fossil depictions on material found in and around the museum garden.
Lasse Årikstad (b. 1983, Kristiansand) is based in Oslo. Central to his practice is a personal processing of popular culture and art history. For Orientering he has made sculptures inspired by specific architectural elements found in the city. These relate to the existing architecture in which form and material form part of a dialogue emphasising permanent structures. In addition, he contributes a text-based work.
Johanna Lettmayer (b. 1984, Tamsweg, Austria) works with text-based performance and interventions in public spaces and institutional contexts. For Orientering Lettmayer has made a language course based on her text Capital L. L for Love and the oral translation of this to Norwegian. Capital L. L for Love was recently published in book form by the House of Foundation, and is available at all three hubs.
Lewis & Taggart are Andrew Taggart (b. 1976 Vancouver, Canada) and Chloe Lewis (b. 1979, Silver Spring, USA). Working with material gathered over several years from many places, the artist-duo look to the structure and nuance of found objects and ephemera as points of departure in the creation of new forms and compositions. For Orientering they have made three different soundtracks that will accompany us in our city walk along marked routes between the three venues. The sounds are based on found material and own recordings from the city.
Jon Benjamin Tallerås (b. 1984, Oslo) is based in Oslo. In several of his works, Tallerås explores the city through improvised actions and subtle infiltrations. For Orientering he has taken a seven-day walk through the streets of Bergen. The work åtti åtte tusen fem hundre og seksti ni is manifested in a site-specific piece of text, cast into the city's surface.
Lasse Årikstad Hmmm The thinker, thinking about public space. Sculpture in concrete, at Nedre Hamburgersmauet 5.
Jenine Marsh Coins and Tokens Train-pressed coins of various currencies. Mounted onto existing structures along marked route on the map.
Jon Benjamin Tallerås Åtti åtte tusen fem hundre og seksti ni Skritt. In Nordre Kleivesmauet, Bergen.
Jenine Marsh Kneading Wheels Steel, train-pressed coins of various currencies, glue. Sculptures attached to public fences along marked route on the map.
Johanna Lettmayer Norway- A love affair. A language guide for beginners, advanced learners and native speakers. Sound tracks available via QR-code (stickers) on various locations.
Sofia Eliasson Inverted Eye Installation Acrylic resin, natural mineral crystals, paper fiber, inkjet ink, textile fiber, metal, pigment, oil pallet. Placed in the Natural Museum garden’s ponds.
Lewis & Taggart offer three soundscapes — one for each stretch of the walk connecting the three galleries — composed by blending in-situ recordings with audio sampled from three found vinyl singles.
