Surfacing Solids, F15, Moss
22.10.22-22.01.2023

In this exhibition, a museum artefact served as a aggregator of artworks concerning cultural memories derived from archaeology, architecture, materials, science, and myths.

The museum artefact was disseminated by means of freestanding sculptures, installations and a film. In the works I took sources from Old Norse poetry, the material text culture from the historical era when we transitioned from oral to literal systems of communication. By allowing these textual sources to surface through hi-tech materials, digital technology and ancient craft techniques, I attempted to achieve a flattening of time, in which unites the unknown in the past, present and future and brings it together in the rooms housing the exhibition.

Collaborations: Norwegian Institute of Cultural Heritage Research: Follobaneutgravningen, the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Paul Scherrer Institut (Villigen, Switzerland).
Artist assistant: Ingrid K. Bjørnaali
Fotos: Eivind Lauritzen, F15
Video: Carsten Aniksdal