Artist entering the White cube with a Mission
Bergen Internasjonale Performancefestival
14. October — 16. October. 2016
The performance ‘Artist entering the White Cube with a Mission’ was part of the third edition of Bergen International Performance Festival (BIPF). At a moment where the festival moved out of the old city prison and entered the iconic Bergen Kunsthall; one of the most distinct and prestigious exhibition rooms in Norway. Curated by Eleanor Clare and Kurt Johannessen.
Rows of chairs making the audience face the end-wall. Left in dim light until the Norwegian and American national anthem filled the room followed up by rolling out an F-35 firefighter on to the stage.
A ceremony celebrating Norway’s newly bought F-35.
The artist inviting Bergen Kunsthall to participate in the official ceremony together with Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hansen, Ine Eriksen Søreide and other representatives from the Norwegian and American government and military. Originally held at Lockheed Martin in Texas, the world's largest defense equipment manufacturer company,
While watching the one-hour long tribute to the F-35 and the loyal partnership agreement between Norway and USA, the artist cleaned everything that was going on. Pulling a ladder in order to reach every corner of the ceremony.
See the highlights from that ceremony.
www.kunsthall.no
Bergen Internasjonale Performancefestival
14. October — 16. October. 2016
The performance ‘Artist entering the White Cube with a Mission’ was part of the third edition of Bergen International Performance Festival (BIPF). At a moment where the festival moved out of the old city prison and entered the iconic Bergen Kunsthall; one of the most distinct and prestigious exhibition rooms in Norway. Curated by Eleanor Clare and Kurt Johannessen.
Rows of chairs making the audience face the end-wall. Left in dim light until the Norwegian and American national anthem filled the room followed up by rolling out an F-35 firefighter on to the stage.
A ceremony celebrating Norway’s newly bought F-35.
The artist inviting Bergen Kunsthall to participate in the official ceremony together with Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hansen, Ine Eriksen Søreide and other representatives from the Norwegian and American government and military. Originally held at Lockheed Martin in Texas, the world's largest defense equipment manufacturer company,
While watching the one-hour long tribute to the F-35 and the loyal partnership agreement between Norway and USA, the artist cleaned everything that was going on. Pulling a ladder in order to reach every corner of the ceremony.
See the highlights from that ceremony.
www.kunsthall.no
