TWO SIDES OF THE RIVER (2023)

Collaboration with Pavlo Grazhdanskij

Tine Surel Lange and Pavlo Grazhdanskij presented their collaborative sound art project, Two sides of the River at the finissage of Barents Spektakel 2022, which became a lasting metaphor for the present difficulties involving how to initiate cross-border dialogue following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Imagined by the artists as a call and response sound experience across the Pasvik river, the work could not take place as planned because authorities in Nikel silenced one side of the performance due to the risk of a “snow storm”. One year on, the artists present a memory of the event, and will use the festival as a continuation point for their collaborative work together. text by: Barents Spektakel

We really wanted this project to symbolize communication and connections across borders. Instead, it became so much more. I’m proud to have been part of this.

This initially started as a project commenting on a time of a global pandemic, social distancing, and closed borders – a collaboration between me and (then) Russian based Ukrainian artist Pavlo Grazhdanskij, curated by Neal Cahoon from Pikene på Broen for Barents Spektakel 2022.