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Open Studio

November 14, 2016/in Blog/by simone

Welcome to the Open Studio in KHMessen on saturday 19th November!

This will be a special Open Studio to not only see and hear about the works, but also do !
Giordana Victoria og Sonia Padilla (from Mexico /Spania) will tell us about the way they work and give a demonstration.
and Hans Pulles (Nederland/Norge) would like to share his Curved bending workshop! Please come to Messen and join this event !

 

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Club Sandwich and Oh Soon Mi at Galleri Puls

November 4, 2016/in Blog/by simone

Welcome to the exhibition of Club Sandwich and Oh Soon Mi at Galleri Puls in Norheimsund !

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Club Sandwich

The artistic collective Club Sandwich (Giordana Victoria, Mexico and Sonia Padilla, Spain), was formed in 2014 with the intention of developing new proposals in the field of contemporary art. Through a hard and rough material such as the marble. Our desire is to re-propose the material from an antonym quality, the fragility. That has been forgotten in the time, and which creates an unusual tension. An attribute that gives incredible possibilities.

The everyday objects and the decontextualization of them, is one of the speeches that surrounds our mutual obsession, the pursuit of beauty and the ambitious intention of eternalize the frivolity of an object that has been consumed.
http://clubsandwich5.wixsite.com/clubsandwich

Oh Soon Mi

(South Korea) http://ohsoonmi.com
In the universe, my own cosmic order breaks a bit I can’t lead our life, therefore I continuously try to keep the balance whether I am aware of it or not. My work is the efforts towards surviving and keeping the balances of the world. These efforts are to reveal and reflect my desire to identify my existence.

The Irreversibility of Time, exhibition by Oh Soon Mi

October 22, 2016/in Blog/by simone

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On Tuesday 25. October, from 19:00 – 21:00 hrs. Oh Soon Mi will show the results of the 3 projects she worked on during her stay at KH Messen.

The exhibition focuses on the aspects of human existence.

Oh Soon Mi will show 3 different projects that tell us about her concern with the appearance and disappearance by the passage of time and shows that the human being will also disappear someday.
Life and death are a fact of life. No one can avoid death. However, most people often forget this obvious truth in their daily lives.
The time that reminds people of their mortality can be a passage of life to humanity.

About her projects:
15 minutes for freedom
“15 minutes for freedom” is inspired by the book of “time seller”. I realized that the time for myself was not included in my life, but was lived for others’ perspectives. This work was planned to sell the 15 minutes of freedom to the users who are not living their own life.  15 minutes of time is 15 minutes of life, and it has the same value regardless of peoples’ race, religion, and even social classes. Once you buy this box, you get the right to use 15 minutes thoroughly to yourself.

Sealed Eternity_Life (Ålvik)
The work, Sealed Eternity_Life (Alvik) consists two videos: sunset and sunrise, taken in Alvik. The videos (sunset and sunrise), which signifies an allegorical symbol of birth and death are projected and reflected on both sides of walls by the mirror engraved a mask which symbolizes human’s persona. In addition, it induces reflective thinking on our lives, which are likely to be immortal in an endless repetition of darkness and light.

Unstable Equilibrium
“Unstable Equilibrium” is an interactive device on which visitors stand and try to find equilibrium. The work is made by audience members in real time during the exhibition. When they align the device horizontally with the floor, the light underneath it turns off for a brief moment.

“The darkness is pure and whole. The darkness, the images are also endless space no boundaries, no vison.

The darkness is each of us has the infinity that bears on the inside.”
-The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera-

www.ohsoonmi.com

Open Studio August

August 29, 2016/in Blog/by simone

We all enjoyed the Open Studio last August!
The photo´s show the diversity of the artists that stayed at Messen during the summer. Thanks everybody for participating!

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Studio Judith de Haan

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Studio Mayumi Okabayashi

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Studio Mayumi Okabayashi

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Studio Jean-Michel Crapanzano

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Studio Jean-Michel Crapanzano

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Studio Annette Hurst

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Studio Wim van den Toorn

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Studio Anna Glynn

Røyst Trio concert at Messen

June 10, 2016/in Blog/by simone

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Monday 13 juni, 19:00 Røyst Trio concert at KHMessen ! (with nice weather outside !)

Røyst Trio is a contemporary jazz-world-folk a capella trio collectively led by the three Norwegian composers and voice musicians Kari N Bleivik, Maria Jardardottir and Cecilie Giskemo.

Røyst Trio performs original music written and arranged by the members of the group. Each member has their very own sound that together creates a unique vocal texture and a varied collection of compositions. The group’s music represents a contemporary and creative fusion of elements from world-music, modern jazz and folk music along with a strong portion of improvisation. Røyst has since their start up in 2002 produced tours and concerts of their own in Norway, England, Germany, Finland, USA, Mexico and Zimbabwe, and in 2005 they released their debut album ”Nordic Initiative”.

In combination with their international tour work, the group has continuously put great emphasis on running workshops both for amateur and professional performers as well as for teachers. In the workshops Røyst has, through means of explorative and interactive concepts, promoted the artistic and cultural value of a cappella music in addition to the spontaneous opportunity we as humans have to use our voice to create music together. In 2013 Røyst Trio qualified as finalists in the Tampere Vocal Ensemble Contest.

www.roystrio.com

Call to participate in Norway’s First Small Talk Festival

May 19, 2016/in Blog/by simone

On Tuesday May 24th from 18:00 till 21:00 (or later) Ålvik will have the premiere of a new festival dedicated to small talk. The festival will take place at Ålvik’s Open Air Music Chapel (OAMC). The rollable, foldable small talk starters kit that is made by Messen’s resident PJ Bruyniks will be shown there. This is an interactive construction that invites you to talk with each other about all the small things in life. Or big things.
But there is a lot more to this festival in which we call upon you to participate!

There will be an open mic for your short songs, short stories, jokes and other performances. You can sell your own small talk snacks (snikksnakk snacks) like cakes, brownies, pies, local delicacies. You can sell (and buy) small things at the small market. You can play small games, see short movies, anything as long as it is small. School children, parents, workers from the not so small factory all can participate, perform, sell and buy. Anyone can use the stage, the grasslands and the open mic.

Please participate in this unique festival! You can participate with a performance, a song, a snack or anything else.
Contact Bjørn Otto Wallevik (bo.wallevik@kvamnet.no) in Norwegian or PJ Bruyniks (pjbruyniks@gmail.com) in English for more information or to register yourself as participant.
When more is known about the program we will come back with more information.
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Har du litt lyst å væra med på truleg Norges fyrste Småprat Festival ?
Tysdag 24 mai fra18.00 -21.00 på Storhaug er det planlagt ein liten festival. 
Artisten PJ Bruyniks har laga eit “småprat-start-sett” som går på hjul og kan foldast i saman, vil bli vist på festivalen. Det er ein konstruksjon som inviterar til å snakka saman om dei små ting i livet. Eller dei store.

Men det kan være mykje meir på denne festivalen og me håpar du vil være med å delta.Det vil væra ein mikrofon for små songar, korte historier, vitsar med meir.
Du kan selja ditt heimelaga småprat -snacks ( Snikksnakk Snacks) som kaker, brownies, kaker eller andre ting. Du kan selja (og kjøpa) små ting på mini marknad. Du kan spela små spel, sjå korte filmar, berre det har eit lite format.
Skule born, foreldre, unge, eldre, arbeidarar frå den ikkje akkurat vetle fabrikken kan delta med å opptre på scenen, selja og kjøpa. Alle som vil kan bruka scenen og ledig området rund på Storhaug. 
PJ har satt sitt eige namn på Storhaug og kallar det for Ålvik’s Open Air Music Chapel (OAMC). “Ålvik’s utandørs frilufts musikk kapell”

Veldig bra om du vil væra med på denne unike mini-festivalen. Som nemnt kan du delta med å opptre, synga ein song, spela eit lite instrument, noko godt å bita i eller noko anna lite.
Du kan kontakta Bjørn Otto for å ta det på norsk eller direkte med PJ Bruyniks pjbruyniks@gmail.com (på engelsk) for å meir informasjon og for å melda deg på som deltakar.
Nå meir eg kjent med programmet for festivalen kjem me tilbake med informasjon.

 

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KHMessen at Galleri puls

April 18, 2016/in Blog/by simone

Messen’s Open House is a public meeting between the guestartists, staying in Messen at that moment,
and the local people and those interested. The guestartists give a presentation about their work, a workshop or give a concert.
In every way they would like to present themselves, and their work.

All works and photographs by Tiziana Abretti

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Exhibition Ellen de Vries

January 12, 2016/in Blog/by simone

Ellen de Vries is a dutch photographer, living in Haarlem (NL), who was a resident of Messen during the summer of 2014.
The result of her stay is now visable, projected as slide show, on the windows of Galleri puls in Norheimsund. Until February 2016.

Interview with Ellen de Vries, after her stay in 2014.

What did your stay at Messen mean for your artistic work?
A stay at Messen gave me the opportunity to explore the region for making my photographic art work. In general: travelling and staying for a while in another place is valuable for me to broaden my view and to create my own photographic world.

What were the results?
I created new photographic work.  Back home I developed my films and made small prints. From a selection a made five photographic prints of one square meter. These artworks are exhibit on a exhibition of Noorderlicht. I hope this exhibition will travel to Norway! (and they did right now!)

What, if it did, did your stay mean for you in your artistic work and development?
I had the time to absorb the study of light; especially the blue light. More over; during my stay there were artist who also where interested in the phenomenon of blue light. That was very interesting and inspiring for me (explored new literature and new ways of thinking/seeing).

What did your stay do for your knowledge of Hardanger and Norway?
As a landscape photographer and social geographer I always explore the region. First on map and later in reality. Probably I have seen more of the Hardanger region then most inhabitants have…

How has the stay influenced your contact with other artists?
Very inspiring. Especial for the study of blue light, as I mentioned before. Hope to catch up again with some of the artist. Not only with the artists in the house, but also with artist who life in the region. Good reason to come back once again.

Source: Messen documentation website: doc.khmessen.no
www.ellendevries.com

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Ho Ho Ho

December 14, 2015/in Uncategorized/by simone

Ho, Ho, Ho, Christmas is on it´s way ! Here comes our Christmas wish :

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An Inspirational Residency

December 4, 2015/in Blog/by simone

Having spent a wonderful 6 weeks at Messen Kunstnarhuset over the previous summer, I was keen to return there for September and October 2015. It is really an inspirational residency. The environment – on the banks of Hardanger fjord – is spectacular. There are wonderful trees and plants and rocks to draw, endless walking possibilities, and at that time of year, a plentiful supply of blueberries to eat as you go. And at least as inspiring as the stunning natural environment is the generous artistic community that thrives at Messen.

The residency exists because of the continuing vision and efforts of a group of artists who are from or have moved to this special part of Norway. As a visiting artist, one has many opportunities for creative exchange – with fellow artists-in-residence, with those artists who live and/or have permanent studios there, and with those who belong to the two artist collectives associated with managing the house and residency.

Links are forged between resident artists and the local community. In late September, the public were invited to presentations/open studio sessions by me and fellow resident artists – Karla Caprali (Brazil/USA) and Kit Kelen (Macao/Australia). Around this time too, at the invitation of Simone Hooymans and Hans Pulles (Messen’s resident artists and caretakers), I enjoyed running a collaborative forest drawing workshop for a group of eight-year old Ålvik children, guiding them in drawing a large collaborative forest picture.

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Around a month later, the public were invited to another event. The Messen Autumn Show (October 24-25, 2015) was the initiative of the six of us who were resident in October – Kit Kelen, Kristen Keegan (Canada), Ranveig Lægreid (Norway), George Ridgway (UK) and Dafna Staretz (Israel/Germany). The presentation of paintings, drawings and installation works was accompanied by the performance of poetry, vocal and musical improvisation works. My contribution to the exhibition consisted of two folding books – Scots Pines of Ålvik and the next chapter of the Tree Diary (a work-in-progress begun at ARNA Art and Nature Residency in Harlosa in Sweden during the summer, as well as a number of small ink and watercolour drawings, a drawing installation and two larger watercolour and ink works.

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Planning and presenting this event (which was amazingly well-attended despite the short notice!) was a real pleasure – evidence of the good will, generosity and creativity not just of the current artists-in-residence but of the communities who foster and maintain this fantastic residency.

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