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DONJON
Kunstprosjektet DONJON 5. juni - 12. september på Kongsvinger Festning. Les mer
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EXHIBITIONS 2008 | | 19TH JANUARY – 9TH MARCH | Lars Paalgard
Per Jonas Lindstrøm | Installation. Main hall and vault. |
| Paalgaard and Lindstrøm show fragments taken from the private, cosy sphere.
They create their art by alternately using simple and costly materials and techniques. Lindstrøm’s works comprise book art and models, and lately also monumental paintings. Paalgaard predominantly works with sound installations and musical art. They use humour laced with serious undertones, and have
undertaken a variety of exhibitions and decoration projects together in the past. The title of the exhibition alludes to the fact that they have both turned 50. Paalgaard and Lindstrøm live and work in Oslo.
 | | | | | Tor Børresen | «From a distance everything looks like».
Installation. Loft. |
| Børresen works with various expressions and methods in his installations and interactive objects. He relates to the sculpture tradition, and in his work, which is both humorous and surprising, he tries out different scales and conventions. Originally from Hamar, Børresen now lives and works in Oslo. | | | | | Hazel Jones | Metal work and photos. Cellar. |
| Jones’ interest in design, combined with a lively imagination, is expressed in a range of everyday inventions. She starts with small and insignificant objects which are then fashioned into small and useful ones that are handy for carrying around in your pocket. Jones, who works with metal producing smaller-sized art pieces. Hazel Jones lives in Manchester where she lectures at Manchester Metropolitan University.
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| | 29TH MARCH – 25TH MAY | | Lars Teigum | Paintings. Main hall. |
| Teigum presents paintings and silk screen paintings in an abstract expression.
He works according to principles of musical composition and says that “The pieces comprise pulsating surfaces and rhythm sections, and the pictures communicate a flow of signals and impulses for which the different branches come together as a whole.” The paintings are shown in large montages and specific constellations on the walls. Some of his pieces are accompanied by sound, and together the two expressions influence the onlookers’ senses. Teigum lives and works in Hedmark and has previously studied in Stockholm and Berlin.
| | | | | Anne Pfeffer Gjengedal | Jewellery and objects. Vault. |
| Pfeffer Gjengedal primarily works with silver and thin silver thread, often using silk cocoons from China. This is an expression of her fascination with beauty and the function of a bird’s nest, hives, nests and webs as
‘parental homes’ which will protect whatever is inside them. Anne Pfeffer Gjengedal lives and works in Hokksund, Buskerud.
| | | | | Solveig Ovanger | Leather, bags and objects. Cellar. |
| Ovanger uses hide as a material – predominantly ox-hide but also the skin from various fishes and animals. The objects are shaped like sculptures and her expression is organic but also rigid at the same time. She is interested
in the characteristics and strength of hide, which can be used for protection and stimulation of the senses. Solveig Ovanger lives and works in Håkøybotn and Tromsø.
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| | 3RD MAY – 24TH AUGUST | | | Contemporary Norwegian
architecture 2000 – 2005. Loft. |
| The exhibition is produced by the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design and aims to show the best and grandest buildings from the first five years of the new millennium. It comprises 50 buildings evaluated and chosen by a professional jury. They are shown through videos and models, as well as photo and text illustration charts.
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| | 7TH JUNE – 24TH AUGUST | | SUMMER EXHIBITION | Recycling. The whole house. |
 | El Anatsui (Ghana, Nigeria), Emmanuel-Eni (Nigeria/Germany), Ernest Weangai (Den sentralafrikanske republikk), Goncalo Armando Mabunda (Mocambique), Piniang (Senegal). From Zambia: Agnes Yombwe, Brian Chileshe, Chanda Mwenya, Clarence Albert, Daniel Hangoma, Emmanuel Kapotwe, Gordon Shamulenge, Jerry Kapungwe Miko, Joseph Shakulipa, Nick Sangale, Victor Mutelekesha, William B. Miko. From Norway: Tina Buddeberg, Børre Larsen, Lise Schønberg and Magny Tjelta Jaatun. Performance Saturday 7 June at 1430 Blackman in European Kitchen by Emmanuel Eni For the summer exhibtion Kunstbanken wishes to focus both on artistic diversity and environmental threats. Global warming and excess consumption are portrayed through art made from recycled material created by Norwegian and African artists. Not many can create art
from rubbish, chance objects and natural materials like African artists. This may be due to the general lack of resources but it also shows a creativity and inventiveness which is second to none. We wish to show this cultural diversity, humour and vitality.
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| | 6TH SEPTEMBER – 19TH OCTOBER | | Marit Gimse | Textile. Main hall and vault. |
 | Gimse presents a retrospective exhibition with new as well as old textile work. In the main hall she displays large tapestry, with silk screening and painted surfaces. The tapestries are sewn together from smaller pieces
which become part of the composition, lending more substance to the work. Her starting point is always the proximity to organic matter and nature. In the vault, we re-encounter Gimse’s previous work as a clothes
designer. She has undertaken many, often large, decorative commissions, including several stage curtains. Gimse has worked with textiles all her adult life and is still exploring the possibilites. She lives and works in Hamar. | | | | | Ansgar Ole Olsen | Metal. Sculpture. Loft. |
| Ansgar Ole Olsen presents pieces of work predominantly made from metal. His work is abstract and decorative, with allusions to concrete shapes and concepts. His themes are taken from history, and in particular working-class culture and social development. Ansgar Ole Olsen is a qualified craftsman, locksmith/tool maker. This means that he does not depend on technical help and is in full control of the creative work
process. He lives and works in Skreia, Oppland. | | | | | Siri Berqvam | Textile installation. Cellar. |
| Bergqvam is known for her everyday objects made from soft textiles. From the National Annual Autumn Exhibition we remember the washin machine, box of washing powder and rubbish bin. In Kunstbanken she
further develops her project, presenting a kitchen scene where she freezes a moment during food preparation. All the elements are sewn and embroidered.
Bergqvam lives and works in Oslo. | | | |
| | 24TH OCTOBER – 2ND NOVEMBER | Kate Pendry - Norwegian Good 1998-2008
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 | The Performance Weekend has become an annual event at Kunstbanken, and one that attracts a lot of attention. This year’s festival is devoted entirely to Kate Pendry as she is celebrating her ten years anniversary as a solo artist. Her earlier work is presented in a retrospective exhibition, which opens Friday 24 October at 6 p.m. Pendry is also performing Sex In The War Zone, Sister Ruby Tuesday and the Pornography Lecture. In addition her work is discussed in a seminar. Pendry has previously participated with the following performances: Peep Show Marilyn (2003), An Evening of rape by Johnny Johnson and The Witch (2004) at Kunstbanken. 
Her performances are deeply engaging and reach a wide audience. She is performing Pornography for upper secondary
schools in collaboration with the Turnéorganisasjon for Hedmark (Hedmark Touring Organisation).
PROGRAM
Friday 24 October
18.00 : Opening of Kate Pendry's retrospective exhibition by Ingrid Blekastad, director Kunstbanken.
19.00-20.20: Sex In The Warzone. Performance by Kate Pendry. Friday 31 October
13.00-13.45: Pornography (45 min). Performance adapted for schools by Kate Pendry. Closed session.
14.15-15.00: Pornography (45 min). Performance adapted for schools by Kate Pendry. Closed session. Saturay 1 November
12.00-13.00: The Pornography Lecture (60 min.). Performance-lecture, age limit 18 years. Pendry is presenting the challenges and processes in connection to her pornography project, which she initiated in 2006. The performance Pornography premieres 15 October 2008 at Det Åpne Teater, Oslo. The audience is welcome to join in a discussion after the lecture. 15.00: Guest appearances by Kim Atle Hansen and Sons of Liberty (Stina Kajaso and Lisa Lie). Sunday 2 November
Seminar
12.00-12.30: Danjel Andersson (SE) is discussing Kate Pendry's place within a tradition between performance and theatre. He is head of Perfect Performance in Stockholm.
12.45-13.15: Elin Høyland (NO) is discussing ethical and political aspects of Kate Pendry's work. She is co-leader of Podium, a project space for live art in Oslo.
13.30-14.00: Ellisiv Lindkvist (NO) is presenting feministic sides to Kate Pendry's work, and she is discussing how Pendry stages herself in her performances. Lindkvist is playwright, author and editor of the magazine Fett.
14.15-14.30: Discussion 14.30-15.00: Sister Ruby Tuesday. Performance by Kate Pendry (30 min). Sponsored by Arts Council Norway, The Freedom of Expression Foundation, Hamar council and Hedmark county municipality. · Subject to changes. |
| | 15TH NOVEMBER 2008 – 11TH JANUARY 2009 | | ARTITUDE | international jewellery exhibition. The whole house. |
| Ela Bauer, the Netherlands, Nick Dong, Taiwan, Vincent Durbak, Slovakia, Florian Ladstaetter, Austria, Camilla Luihn, Norway, Miguel, Switzerland, Mi-Mi Moscow, Russia, Noriko Nagano, Japan, Chequita Nahar, Surinam/the Netherlands, Astrid Niggeloh, Germany, Louise Nippierd, Norway, Charlotte Sinding, Sweden. Yuka Oyama, Japan/Germany, Beverly Price, South Africa, Marjorie Schick, USA, Esther H. Slagsvold, Norway, Thea Tolsma, the Netherlands, Tina Tvedt,
Norway, Mona Wallstrøm, Sweden, Rebecca Yeager,
Switzerland.
Kunstbanken has previously exhibited different techniques (porcelain, glass, shibori) and in this exhibition we present 20 metal and jewellery artists
from 13 countries and four continents. In this exhibition we present jewellery with which artists express themselves in interaction with the whole body. This
is an imaginative and playful exhibition characterised by a unique creative enthusiasm.
urator: Esther Helén Slagsvold.
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