KSF: "Where we are"

Sogn og Fjordane Art Centre (KSF) presents the exhibition ‘Where We Are’ at Sogn Art Centre

In this exhibition, KSF is delighted to showcase some of the current developments in the art scene in Sogn. The group exhibition is curated by Inger Eri, and seven artists with strong ties to Sogn og Fjordane have been selected, some living locally, others elsewhere.

Eli Mai Huang Nesse
Jens Hauge
Maria Brinch meets Knut Rumohr
Marius Moldvær
Nils Olav Bøe
Sigrid Voll Bøyum
Øystein Klakegg

The title of the exhibition refers to today’s flexibility, with ever-increasing communication and movement, here and there, being both here and there. Perhaps this is what it means to get where you want to go? The artworks do not share a common theme, but nevertheless deal with where we are – on many levels.

The exhibition also presents the Sogn og Fjordane Art Centre’s investigations into opportunities for visual art in the region. Based on the theme of ‘Outer Boundaries and Neighbourhoods’, Terje Grimen and Inger Eri have carried out feasibility studies. How can art reach people and places in the different parts of Sogn og Fjordane? Can we meet people where they actually are in their everyday lives?

The group exhibition stems from Inger Eri’s feasibility study. When the Artists’ Centre was given the opportunity to use the Great Hall at Sogn Art Centre, we had to seize the chance to showcase contemporary art by a number of professional artists from the district.

Terje Grimen explores ‘in-between spaces’ in the public realm. Bus shelters, ferry quays and ferries – places characterised by waiting, transition and transience. An enforced pause, a lull in the daily routine, in places we rarely choose to be, yet which we nevertheless share with many others. At the same time, waiting holds the potential for mindfulness, reflection and being fully present in the moment. What happens if art enters these situations, not as an interruption, but as a participant in the waiting?

The project takes an exploratory form and seeks to broaden our understanding of where art can find a place and how public spaces in rural Norway can function as active, sensory and meaningful meeting places.

The third part of the exhibition will highlight historical connections through a timeline of art projects previously carried out in the region, upon which the Art Centre is building.

The pilot project is being carried out with funding from the Sogn og Fjordane Savings Bank Foundation, the Relief Fund for Visual Artists and KORO – the Local Community Scheme. Thank you!