Vilde Salhus Røed is on a work residency at BEK February 27th – March 2nd together with sound designer Rikard Strømsodd. They are developing a new sound work, and will test out solutions for how the sound images can surround the viewer in the exhibition space.
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In the period of March 4 -12th, Siri Ingul, Kristian Berg-Jåtten and Arthur Hureau will be working in BEK’s sound studio to develop an auditory interpretation of the text Lenis plassar (Leni’s places) by Øivind Rimbereid. The sound topography they work on will be performed live, and will be an interdisciplinary artistic meeting between Norwegian contemporary lyric poetry and French electronic music.
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Borealis World Premiere! Sit back and get comfortable for an audio cinema experience, as BEK’s Reality-based Audio Workshop take you sonically in to Norway’s “Moon Landing”!
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Maia Urstad will be at BEK for a work residency in the period of February 12 – 20th to develop the soundscape for her installation Murmur for Borderline festival at Onassis Cultural Centre (OCC) in Athens in the beginning of April this year, curated by Michalis Moscoutis.
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Verktøykassen (the toolbox) is BEK’s new meeting place to learn about and try out technical tools, be it both hardware and software. There is a low threshold for participation and a high hands-on factor. Each time, a new “theme of the day” is launched, and the participants can come with inputs or questions that are raised jointly. The toolbox will…
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An important part of BEK’s collaboration with the partners in Future DiverCities is to give artists the opportunities to develop art projects, show their work and build a professional network. To the International week at Savonia University of Applied Science in Kuopio, we are sending Katrine Meisfjord, whose art practice focuses on dialogue and participation. As part of the one…
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The two artists Jiska Huizing and Mathias Loose was part of our Croatian partner Kontejner’s lab from 21st – 31st of January 2019. The lab invited international artists with special focus on performance and media art, and the selection was curated by the partners in Future DiverCities. During a total of 10 days, the artistic team visited Zagreb and Rijeka.
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Jiska Huizing has been invited with her project Torn Tracks to make site specific works for each of the 6 exhibition places in Vestlandsutstillingen 2019, We are the places. The first piece, Torn Tracks #14 – Ålesund (3-7 October 2018), will be presented at the opening at Kunstmuseet KUBE in Ålesund Friday February 8th, where Huzing also will do a…
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Verktøykassen (the toolbox) is BEK’s new meeting place for learning about and test out technical tools, may it be hardware or software. There is a low threshold for participation and a high hands-on factor. Game developer and programmer Stian Remvik is leading Verktøykassen, which will take place approximately every 3 weeks throughout the spring. For each time a new “theme of the…
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Anne Marthe Dyvi, Artistic Developer at BEK, is participating in Norwegian Arts Council’s conference Kultur over grenser (Culture Across Borders) Thursday January 24th. The conference is a meeting place for everyone who wants to learn more about international cultural collaborations, and who wants to develop a project and/or meet potential partners.
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