In 2018 three Norwegian seagull species were on the red list of endangered species. Where did the seagulls go? – That’s what’s being investigated in this audiovisual installation. The material is gathered in an interdisciplinary installation exploring the issue from an artistic, environmental, and culture-historical perspective.
The work is created with video- and field recordings of seagulls from all over Norway and collections of seagull stories from people – gathered during a year of fieldwork with a main focus on the Lofoten and Vesterålen islands.
A special thanks to Nyksund Kurs- og Retreatgård (Marie Elisabeth Mjaaland and Svein Erik Tøien) in Nyksund, Kvitbrakka and Emma Gunnarsson in Berlevåg, Trevarefabrikken i Henningsvær, Kunstnerhuset Sortland, John Stenersen, Steve Baines, Sortland Museum (Åsa Elstad), Kunstnerhuset Sortland, Bioforsk (Morten Günther), miljødirektoratet, NINA, and not least all the wonderful people sharing seagull stories to the project!
Presented:
2017 August 1-31 – Solo exhibition, Galleri Ariblå, Kulturfabrikken Sortland – Sortland, Norway
Credits:
Funded by: Arts Council Norway, Kulturfabrikken Sortland, Sortland Kunstforening
Art Production: Soundhunting AS
Opening: 2017 August 1 – Solo exhibition, Galleri Ariblå, Kulturfabrikken Sortland – Sortland, Norway
2 channel HD video, 6 channel sound
1 h 30 min
Physical details:
Material: Agro textile
Concept: Tine Surel Lange
Composition: Tine Surel Lange
Video: Tine Surel Lange
