Friday, 4 September 2009

Cafédialogue about vibrant communities


It is clear that the big economical, ecological and cultural challenges we are facing today cannot be solved within the framework of our current thinking. In this project we are focusing on the potential for development of a more integrated society. We want to contribute to rising new questions that opens up long-term, global solutions applicable to local and regional levels.

Det er i dag stor forståelse for at mange av de økonomiske, økologiske og kulturelle utfordringene samfunnet står overfor, i liten grad lar seg løse innenfor rammene av etablerte tankemønstre.I dette prosjektet retter vi oppmerksomheten mot det store potensialet for utvikling som ligger i å se ulike samfunnssektorer i en større sammenheng. Vi ønsker å bidra til å stille nye spørsmål som åpner for langsiktige og globale løsninger som kan settes ut i livet på lokalt og regionalt nivå.

Speakers/Inviterte innledere:

Dag Andersen - Redaktør, forfatter og planlegger

Eva Bakkeslett - Kunstner og skribent

Georg Hegglund - Salten Regionråd

Vidar Rune Synnevåg - Økobonde og arkitekt

Berit Woje Berg - Politiker


Facilitators/Møteledere:

Øystein Nystad

Ove Jakobsen


Alchemy in Berlin




















Alchemy
was showing at the Globians Doc Festival in Berlin on Thursday, 13 August 2009.
http://www.globians.com/Globians/Globians%20Doc%20Fest%20Berlin.html

Wednesday, 2 September 2009

HAMSUN FESTIVAL 2009

This years Hamsun Festival was celebrating the renowned Norwegian author Knut Hamsuns 150th anniversary with the opening of the Hamsun Centre in Hamarøy. http://www.stevenholl.com/project-detail.php?type=museums&id=39 I was invited to do a workshop based on his work, and I chose to focus on his passion for nature. From early childhood he went into the woods and mountains to seek peace for his thoughts and observations that he so eloquently expressed in his novels throughout his life. I wanted the children to be right there, in his footsteps. I wanted them to sense the place and discover its treasures. I wanted them to be enveloped in the colours, shapes and tastes - to be part of nature - to be in it. Two days of experiencing, listening, tasting, making colors, houses of natural materials and celebrating the invisible wonders of life!

Wednesday, 3 June 2009

The Growth of the Soil


























For those of you familiar with Hamsun you will recognize the title. This was a workshop for children catching the spirit of nature through inspiration from the famous writer and poet Knut Hamsun who was brought up around here. His work was hugely inspired (from latin inspirare - to breathe) by the spirit of nature. I wanted to sensitize the children and wake them up to the wonders of their close neighborhood - to smell the moss, taste the bark, have eye-contact with the worms and drink the air! I wanted them to find a special place in the woods and SENSE the place and give it a gift that they thought the place needed. We worked with magnifying glasses, microscopes, ink and twigs and tissuepaper. We borrowed Hamsuns own words and collaged them into new and unexpected meanings, and made pallets covered with natures own delightful colours. On the last of 3 days we made a soup with the growth of the soil - wild delights like nettles and groundelder, and invited parents and friends for a feast!

























Thursday, 19 March 2009

Monday, 16 March 2009

BEE THE TASTE


BEE will be showing in San Fransisco at TASTE 2009, an event curated by Sarah Klein and Root Division. Opening: Saturday, April 11 from 7-10 pm. The show will run till the 23rd when Root Division will host a unique and sumptuous evening celebrating the beauty of art & food in San Francisco. TASTE 2009 will feature 8-10 acclaimed local chefs, 16 visual artists, and live tunes by Eggplant Casino, for a night of inspired food, drink, art, & music.

MIXED GREENS


Alchemy will be screening at: Mixedgreens - a selection of food-themed films from Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival on the 27th of March at 6:45pm, Gardiner Museum, Toronto.

ALCHEMY AT MoMA NEW YORK



Panel discussion after screening at MoMA with curator Candida Paltiel and Catherine Van Campen.

Alchemy screened on the 20th of February at MoMA in duo with Eternal Mash by Catherine van Campen (http://www.zuidenwind.nl/films/?taal=en&id=69). The films complemented eachother very well, both dealing with the poetry of life and the dying connection between nature and culture. New Yorkers make great and observant audiences with poignant questions. The response was constructive and delightful! Thanks to curator Sally Berger and Candida Paltiel for a great event.
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/660