“Contemporary Norwegian Craft” presents the works of 15 Norwegian artists from three specific regions in eastern Norway, and in addition three artists are specially invited. The exhibition can be seen at Galleri Bir-Nokta in the Beyoğlu district until 20th of November.
When the Rock Begins to Roll
In “Contemporary Norwegian Craft”, with its great variety of art forms, you find everything from glassmaking, ceramics, and sculptures to textiles. Evident in the different works is a growing interest in exploring the story-telling capability of crafts.
-I collect scrap, or what we can call readymades. To hunt for treasures are a main part of my work. Wherever I go I collect objects, one of the artists, Putte H. Dal, explains about his work “CASUS / SPY”. Some of the works can also be interpreted in a political way, like Margrethe Loe Elde’s works:
-A line trough all my work is an attitude against the consumer society. It is important to me that my work-process reflects this view. I therefore consistently make use of recycled materials, she says. A special feature of the exhibition is the text by the Norwegian poet Gro Dahle. The honest and beautiful text “When the rock begins to roll” explains the process towards an exhibition.
"Concert with “Telling Stories About Trees”
The first part of the concert at Borusan Center of Culture and Art Norwegian, female double-bass player Guro Skumsnes Moe played together with Swedish Lotta Melin, and then she continued in the trio “Telling Stories About Trees” as the main event. This Norwegian/Italian collaboration goes back to 2009, and consist of Guro Skumsnes Moe, Håvard Skaset (guitar) and Renato Ciunfrini (clarinett) . The trio has toured Italy, different parts of Europe and now they can be seen in Istanbul.
Contemporary Norwegian Craft: 20th of October – 20th of November. (Opening 20th of October 19.00)
Where: Galleri Bir-Nokta,
Address: Yenicarsi Cad. Galatasaray Apt.No. 26/3, Galatasaray, Beyoglu, Istanbul