Posts by Eivind Slettemeås

Photo Axel Linden: Zanna Nordquist / Photo Bjørn Hatterud: Agnete Brun       Bjørn Hatterud was already an established writer, curator and musician when he made his debut as an author with the long essay Mot normalt (2018). Here he tells his story and his experiences of growing up in a rural environment in…

Foto: Crispin Parelius Johannessen Søssa Jørgensen and Geir Tore Holm have run Sørfinnset skole/the nord land in Gildeskål, Nordland for 22 years alongside their own art projects and other collaborations. The projects revolve around reflections on art and nature as a shared space for cognition and interaction. They often work based on social situations and…

Welcome to the opening of I Stand at the Treshold by Andreas Siqueland, Saturday 21st June 2pm! about the project What happens when one type of nature is privileged over another? Can human selection of nature recreate the natural biodiversity and the interaction between plants, fungi, animals and insects? Andreas Siqueland’s project at Harpefoss Art Arena…

LYDREISE TRIO Welcome to the concert on June 12th and sound walk on June 11th with Sigurd Hole, Frode Haltli and Helga Myhr at Harpefoss hotel!   In Lydreise, the audience is invited on a musical journey in three parts that explores our memory of sound, and of music. Part 3 summarizes the journey in…

Concert 24. April 2025 19.00 Kari Rønnekleiv is one of Norway’s most exciting and acclaimed violinists. She helped start the ensemble Trondheimsolistene and has, among other things, released four critically acclaimed albums in the duo Sheriffs of Nothingness, together with composer and violinist Ole-Henrik Moe. In addition, they also released the fantastic work Ciaccona/3 Persephone…

Concert 29. January 2025 19.00 When two of Norway’s leading improvisers met as a duo at a jam last year, it was a strong “hand in glove” meeting. Not long after, an agreement was made for an exclusive tour under the direction of Musikk i Innlandet, where Audun Kleive and Frode Haltli will visit a…

Upside-down forest of birch / Koivikossa, ylösalasin by Henrik Follesø Egeland (b.1994) and Benedict Beldam (b.1994) is a meeting between two installastions in the hotels old warehouse. The exhibtion has been developed through a number of visits to Harpefoss, one for every season. The seasonal changes have deceased to follow each others within the exhibtion space,…

Curatorial statement   Okulus sets a framework in the landscape that facilitates movement, reflection and participation in a natural space. By being universally designed, the walkway balances physical barriers and makes it possible for everyone to encounter this small piece of forest on their own terms. In the same way, art can be seen as…

About the project The exhibition Beaver Hotel by Beatrice Alvestad Lopez focuses on woodcraft, fallen logs and carving, as an exploration of the beavers living conditions and character. The beaver serves as an allegorical symbol of the artist’s passion for carving through wood, exploring its organic pathways and hidden pockets. The sculptures represent a striving…

The first edition of the Okulus symposium will be held from August 30 to September 1, 2024, with the title “Forest Pieces”. Okulus means eye and is located in a forest at Harpefoss art arena, while the title “Forest Pieces” refers to an increasingly precarious situation where nature is being built down and converted into…

Concert symposium   Hans P. Kjorstad is a fiddler and composer who operates at the intersection of the microtonal landscape of contemporary music, the rich tradition of Norwegian folk music, and the free exploration of experimental improvised music. With an impressive level of activity, Kjorstad has toured around 30 countries and contributed to as many…