TORSKEN, LIVET & KJÆRLIGHETEN at Hålogaland Teater
by Sol&Sten, 2018

Marita Isobel Solberg & Trond Ansten

The ocean is a central theme both for Hålogaland Teater, Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum and Tromsø International Film Festival. Together with theese partners we invited to the seminar TORSKEN, LIVET & KJÆRLIGHETEN as part of TIFF 2018. The main focus in the seminar was on our old friend from the ocean: the Cod

We started with a filmscreening of «17 toner hvitt» by Trond Ansten where the cod is one of the main protagonists. Then came the performance «ODDS TRADER» by the art duo Sol&Sten. The performance is described as a "hands-on interaction with cod", and explores treasures from the ocean with the cod as the main character.

In the second part of the seminar, we meet Marita Solberg and Trond Ansten in conversation with film director Tomas Arslan, whose film BRIGHT NIGHTS is in this year's TIFF programme. What role does nature play in art? How do we view nature and not least the North-Norwegian nature?

The conversation was led by Jérémie McGowan from Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum.

Photos: Martin Eilertsen