We live in a time where objects are in constant revaluation. What are the objects in our lives today? How do we define and categorize them? What are they for? In our human needs, we cannot live without defined objects, from ornaments to practical approaches as tools. The thought of how objects are defined and perceived is a common thread in our academic program in the Metal and Art Jewelry Subject Area education at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts.
During this IronNotes event, we will be actively formulating questions and materializing the answers through different activities; as a result, we will try to create new proposals to express metaphorical definitions of our objects. Questioning ourselves about formats, shapes, utility, and physical and philosophical aspects in this project will propose critical and extensive thought about offering and repeatedly challenging the elements, we need to define something as an object.
Activities | Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHIO) will feature:
- Three exhibitions, showing works from IronNotes project members, students, invited artists and special guest’s artists.
- A Symposium with several lectures, and discussion forum will find place at the auditorium the 15th and 16th April from 10:00 – 16:00.
- Different guided tours and workshops will be leaded by professional artists during the event in different locations of the campus.
- An experimental music performance by our student Jens Christian Midtgarden will take place the last day of the symposium.
- Renowned artists in this field and former students, students and teachers will be invited and will have a relevant participation in this event.
The curatorial process for both the symposium and the exhibitions is being led and curated by professor Jorge Manilla. Each invited artist is selected based on their professional experience, technical skills, and creative response to diverse subjects, and their respective works will be representative of one of the main themes of this event, which aims to provide the audience with a complete overview of the development of contemporary blacksmithing in Scandinavia.
More information coming soon!