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Whatever happened to that bridge we crossed?

Kunsthall Stavanger
12 September - 8 December 2019

Exhibition documentation by Erik Sæther Jørgensen

Excerpt from ‘A Conversation with Ciara Phillips’ by Astrid Helen Wideingstad:

AHW:
I’m curious about the title of the exhibition, Whatever happened to that bridge we crossed? To me, it refers to something that was and now is gone. What is the title referring to?

CP:
My dad said it on a long car journey — “Whatever happened to that bridge we crossed?” I started thinking about it not only in terms of looking for landmarks but also as a personal question and a question that might be applied in wider societal terms. I like titles that can refer to something quite intimate — a feeling, relationships, a dedication — but that also reflect outwards and open up thoughts about how we operate in the world. Here, Whatever happened to that bridge we crossed? will be a starting point for the conversations I´ll be having through the collaborative project Workshop (2010-...). It’s a catalyst for discussion rather than a direct reflection on the artworks in the show. I’m hoping a lot of questions will come out of this one question.


        ‘A Conversation with Ciara Phillips’ by Astrid Helen Windingstad

        ‘What is good contact?’ by artist ingeborg Kvame

        Link to Workshop (2010 - ongoing) at Kunsthall Stavanger  

Rag (2019)
Caught (perhaps falling) (2019)
«Plying and Multiplying» Sadie Plant, 1997 (2019)
Installation view
Installation view
«Folds and Foldings» Sadie Plant, 1997 (2019)
«Plicating and replicating» Sadie Plant, 1997 (2019)
Installation view
from the series Loose Notes (2019)
Original Ordinary (2019)
I’m not asking sweater (2018)
Photos of Workshop at Tou Trykk by Simon Hasselberg
Photos of Workshop at Tou Trykk by Simon Hasselberg
Workshop assistant: Ingvild Melberg Eikeland

Collaborators:
Runar Bie Aanestad, Åse Anda, Eivind Egeland, Ingvild Melberg Eikeland, Helene Espedal-Selvåg, Liv Eli Fossum, Trond Furenes, Elin Gabrielsen, Svanhild Gilje, Hilde Gulbandsen, Simon Hasselberg, Solveig Landa, Vanessa Rosalia Larsen, Elin Kjøsnes, Ingeborg Kvame, Nils Thomas Økland, Caroline Helgland Ordaz. Anna Roos, Ananda Serné, Evy Horpestad Tjaaland, Jessica Warboys 
Curated by: Hanne Mugaas
Kunsthall Stavanger team: Jessica Morris, Kristina Ketola Bore, Tarjei Nygård
Technical support: Matt Bryans




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