Gjester

Hvert år inviterer B-open gjester fra forskjellige deler av kunstverden til Bergen for å ta del i festivalen. Hensikten med besøksprogrammet er å legge til rette for nye kontakter og samarbeid med bergensmiljøet. Gjestene våre planlegger noen av sine møter med god hjelp fra B-opens koordinator, Kristen Keegan. Utover dette har gjestene fått frie tøyler og en oppfordring om å være nysgjerrig og oppsøke kunstnere og fellesskap de ikke tidligere kjenner til.

Om du vil komme i kontakt med noen av gjestene kan du ta kontakt med Kristen Keegan på kristen@b-open.no.

Rina Eide Løvaasen
Rina Eide Løvaasen (b. 1988, Porsgrunn, NO) holds an MFA from the Malmö Art Academy. Her work is developed within a transdisciplinary structure, driven by the need for, and the inevitable failure of, a body of work that provides a total spectrum of perspectives. Løvaasen is currently showing at Havremagasinet, Boden (SE), as part of Coronasamlingen by Statens konstråd (SE) and is the founder and project coordinator for Malmö Open Studios.

Monica Holmen
Monica Holmen (b. 1982) er kurator og koordinator ved Nitja senter for samtidskunst. I tillegg frilanser hun som kurator, skribent og redaktør, og har vært involvert i Kunstforum (for tiden ute av drift) siden 2009. Holmen har
master i kunsthistorie fra Universitetet i Oslo.

Katrine Elise Pedersen
Katrine Elise Pedersen (b. 1988) is Interim Director of Kunsthall Trondheim and is an art historian and curator. Her art historical research has often centered on (the exclusion or inclusion of) the body in performative contexts, and her curatorial practice has been oriented towards alternative realities, spiritualities, and knowledge systems. Recent curatorial projects include “Susanne M. Winterling – A threshold-game of proximity, cluster and heat”, “Grete Neseblod: Capacity for Care” and “Unweaving the binary code – Hannah Ryggen Triennale 2022”, curated together with Stefanie Hessler (all 2022).

SKAUS
Skaus is a Norwegian collective founded by artists Håvard Sagen, Mari Kolbeinson and Markus Bråten. Skaus take their name from an ancient stew that was placed over a fireplace in the center of the home. The pot was rarely cleaned or emptied. Ingredients varied seasonally, and the stew would simmer and evolve in an endless cycle. Skaus facilitates creative encounters between artists, communities, and their environmental and cultural contexts; projects are informed by architecture, history, climate, and landscape. At the forefront of their methodology is a focus on sustainability and iteration; materials are recycled, and content is co-authored and cumulative. Since August 2021, Skaus has represented Norway in the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) residency program in New York.