Artist talks with Silje Figenschou Thoresen, at Marabouparken konsthall, and Morten Torgersrud at NKF, Nytorget 15A.
10 August 3pm
10 August 2023
Findings in the Northern Norwegian landscape: materials registered in photography and sculpture.
We warmly welcome to a program with NKF´s summer guests Morten Torgersrud and Silje Figenschou Thoresen, an artist couple from Kirkenes, in ta bort northeastern Norway.
On August 10th, we invite you to a day when they present their art works. It happens in collaboration with Marabouparken konsthall where Silje Figenschou Thoresen is currently showing both structures and drawings in the exhibition – härifrån strök gränsen mot nordväst i en båge [from here the border stretched to the northwest in an arc].
– 3pm The day starts at Marabouparken konsthall, with a conversation between Silje Figenschou Thoresen and director Helena Holmberg.
– After the conversation a joint journey goes, by commuter train, to the NKF – Nordic Art Association’s guest studio, at Nytorget 15A
– 5pm A conversation between artist Morten Torgersrud and curator Sara Rossling about Torgersrud’s new project that tries out different ways of assembling photographs.
- After that everyone is welcome to stay for an informal dinner
At NKF Morten Torgersrud will present a larger sketch material from a work that is under development. The new project tries out different ways of assembling photographs, which will also include previous works, as well as material from the local photographic history in the Kirkenes area.
