8. Kjerringøy Land Art Biennale
Artists from all arctic areas and others with arctic belonging are invited to apply and make place-specific land art projects in the stunning region of Kjerringøy, North Norway.
Time of the Biennale: 30 June – 11th July 2021.
OUTLINE: The Biennale is an interdisciplinary arena where ecology and a mindful interaction with nature is explored. The work is to explore and interact with place and the natural and biodegradable materials available and investigate, transform, alter, reflect or commune with these on site.
We encourage you to remain open for what the place and landscape has to offer and not come with preconceived plans and ideas. Hence there is no need to bring materials for making the work. The work or activity should not contain any artificial materials and be made in mindful ways with respect for the place and its inhabitants, creatures great and small, when choosing your site and making your work.
Which possibly integrates or disappear in the nature.
We also offer a seminar and a workshop as part of the experience. On the last day of the Biennale, July the 10th, there will be an exhibition tour where the artists present their work in situ to the general public.
DOCUMENTATION: The process as well as the finished work will be documented by a professional photographer. The pictures and video recordings will be presented on social media and in the press.
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: We offer free main meals and lodging. You will live in shared houses in the valley. There may also be people housed in a caravan and in tents. The Community Hall in the village will serve as our hub for shared meals, presentations and social gatherings. Cooking will mostly be a communal effort but the last few days of the Biennale there will be served meals.
FUNDING: Participation is free of charge. In addition, we are hoping to offer travel support for participating artists.
We encourage you to find your own funding as well.
THE SETTING: Kjerringøy is a place of outstanding natural beauty. The landscape is steeped in wilderness and is breathtakingly beautiful with dramatic mountains, woodlands and marshlands, lowland and highland lakes and a river delta where the valley meets the fjord. The area has a great variety of wild flora and fauna, which makes a spectacular setting for just being and making creative and land based work.
The population of the Kjerringøy region is close to 500 people but attracts many summer visitors.
APPLICATIONS:
Send proposal by the 20th of May 2020 to: apply.klab@gmail.com
INCLUDE IN YOUR APPLICATION:
1. Short CV, max 2 A 4 pages, a short bio (1/4 of a A4 page) and link to your website.
2a. A short (1/2 page) text of your motivation, what you want to explore, methods, approach, etc.
Note: Do not do a project description, but more a general and personal intention or an approach to the site.
2b. If you are not native of any of the counties mentioned above, please add ¼ of a page to describe your situation.
3. Six images of relevant work (not exceeding 3 MB each).
Please mention where you heard or found out about this arrangement.
Applicants will get a reply by the 30th of August 2020