William Kentridge, Royal Academy of Arts, London

Undoubtedly the best exhibition I have seen in 2022, and quite possibly the best I have seen for a number of years. The range and depth of Kentridge's work is impressive on every level, and at the RA it is presented extremely well. There is an awful lot to see and think about, but the curation is thoughtful and considerate, so the experience never becomes overwhelming, which could easily have happened. The show includes many of the animation films, as well as installations, drawings, sculptures and textiles. A common visual language unites all of these media, the exhibition is experienced as a whole rather than a series of separate events.  Open until 11 December and highly recommended !

The catalogue is an artwork in its own right, well written and beautifully illustrated

The main screening room. Despite there being several films shown simultaneously, they did not interfere with each other

A  drawing from Kentridge's version of Jarry's Pere Ubu

Included in the exhibition is a video in which Kentridge converses with himself about his working methods

Recent drawings of trees with texts

Sets and props from an opera

Atmospherics 12, Ringebu

The long summer exhibition at the Centre for Ceramic Art is over and the installation has been taken down.  Final pictures from Ringebu, the exhibition that I did not ever get to see in person. Thanks to Trond Lossius for installing and deinstalling the show ! And thanks to Torbjørn Kvasbø for the invitation to participate in the exhibition.

E39 fra kunst til folk.

Currently showing The Atmospherics 12 (Standing in the shadows) in E39 fra kunst til folk at Surnadal Billag. From 6 - 28 August.

2022 - half year summary

July 2022, currently in pause mode, looking back at projects that have been produced and exhibited so far this year. The first months were quite productive with a variety of collaborative productions presented at several different venues.

January: audio visual concerts with Michael Francis Duch at Inderøy Kulturhus and Dokkhuset, Trondheim. Premieres of new pieces composed by Lene Grenager and Mads Gustafsson. The headlining piece in the programme was Grenager's Reconstruction V, a 28 minute piece for live double bass, recorded sound and video projection.

Reconstruction V

Composition by Mads Gustafsson for two double basses, turntables and vinyl records

March: a screening of The Atmospherics 11, with Trond Lossius, at WRAP, Bergen. 

March: opening of the exhibition Infinitesimal Gradations that I guest curated for Atelier Nord, Oslo, with works by Hasan Daragmeh, Kaia Hugin and Magdalena Manderlova with Kristoffer Lislegaard.

Panoramic video installation by Hasan Daragmeh

Video installation by Hasan Daragmeh and sound work / listening station by Magdalena Manderlova

Film projection & installation by Kaia Hugin

Concert by Magdalena Manderlova and Kristoffer Lislegaard

April: closing event of the exhibition at Atelier Nord with a second concert by Magdalena Manderlova and Kristoffer Lislegaard, launch of Manderlova's sound work Straw Bales on the Breton Cassette tape label, and screening / artist conversation with Kaia Hugin and Jeremy Welsh.

May: Recording video and audio with Trond Lossius in Gudbrandsdal for a new work in The Atmospherics series, to be shown in the summer exhibition at the Centre for Ceramic Art at Ringebu.

May: Exhibition at Surnadal Kulturhus with Jon Arne Mogstad, for Varsög festival 2022, and a four screen video work as a permanent installation at Surnadal Middle School,.

Paintings by Jon Arne Mogstad and video projection by Jeremy Welsh & Trond Lossius

TMTR 3 (Take Me To The River) video on 4 screen matrix

June: The  Atmospherics 12, video by Jeremy Welsh and sound by Trond Lossius, showing at the Centre for Ceramic Art Ringebu from June to September.

Video projection on free-standing screen

Video projection with sculptures by Torbjørn Kvasbø in the foreground

June: concert and screening at Trondheim Cinematek as part of Meta.Morf biennale of art and technology, 2022. Screening programme "Screens revived and revisited" featuring Ivar Smedstad; Inger Lise Hansen; Vibeke Jensen; Kaia Hugin; Øivind Brandstegg with Piya Wanthiang, Tijs Ham and Jeremy Welsh. Concert; Reconstruction V composed by Lene Grenager, live double bass Michael Francis Duch with projections by Jeremy Welsh.

July; photo fram a visit to Aros Museum, Aarhus. Reflections in an installation by Elmgreen and Dragseth. A father/son selfie.

Next exhibition upcoming in August, followed by some months of preparation and pre-production in the autumn for scheduled projects in 2023.

The Atmospherics 12, Senter for Keramisk Kunst, Ringebu.

 

The Atmospherics 12

Dato 5.juni –  11.september 2022 Sted Kjøringa Trond Lossius & Jeremy Welsh

Siden 2014 har Trond Lossius og Jeremy Welsh arbeidet sammen med prosjektet The Atmospherics, som har vært presentert i en rekke utstillinger, festivaler og visninger. Tidligere versjoner har vært basert på feltopptak fra Vestlandet, Trøndelag og Lofoten. Til installasjonen ved Ringebu blir det gjort opptak i området rundt Gudbrandsdalen, og dette blir første gang metodene i prosjektet møter landskap og omgivelser fra denne delen av Norge. Ved å fange opp ulike aspekter av et gitt sted i lyd og bilde, og ved å bearbeide og kombinere ulike opptak, skaper vi et temporært sted i form av en installasjon. Selv om arbeidet refererer til stedene som opptakene kommer fra, er ikke dette et dokumentarisk prosjekt. Vi tar friheten til å “gjenskape” stedet i måten vi redigerer og bearbeider materialene. For betrakteren ønsker vi å skape et rom for refleksjon og opplevelse. At det kan ligge vesentlige temaer om miljø, natur, økologi innbakt i lyd og bilde er noe vi er oppmerksomme på, men velger ikke å tvinge på betrakteren.   Prosjektet er støttet av Fond for lyd og bilde og Den norske filmskolen, Høgskolen i Innlandet

Infinitesimal Gradations: Kaia Hugin, Magdaléna Manderlová, Hasan Daragmeh. Curated by Jeremy Welsh.

The exhibition Infinitesimal Gradations opened at Atelier Nord on Thursday 3 March with works by Kaia Hugin, Hasan Daragmeh and Magdaléna Manderlová. During the opening there was a concert by Magdaléna Manderlová and Kristoffer Lislegaard.  A planned artist talk with Kaia Hugin was postponed until later in the exhibition period. The exhibition consists of a new film (Motholic Mobble part 11) by Kaia Hugin; Timescape No. 7 (wide eyes) a 3 screen digital video work by Hasan Daragmeh; Straw Bales, a performance and sound work by Magdaléna Manderlová. On Thursday 31 March there will be a new concert and the launch of a  release by Magdaléna Manderlová on Breton Cassettes.

Hasan Daragmeh; Timescape No. 7

Kaia Hugin; Motholic Mobble part 11

Magdaléna Manderlová & Kristoffer Lislegaard; Straw Bales, concert version.