Friday 17th of March saw the vernissage and the opening of the exhibition “TID” by this year’s VU artist Bjørg-Elise Tuppen, at Narvik Museum.
Photo: Åshild LarsenAvdelingsdirektør Jon Framnes Photo: Åshild Larsen
On Friday 17 March, Vinterfestuka started, which is the biggest event of the year in Narvik. This year’s Vinterfestuka lasts from 17.-26. March. Every year Narvik Museum has an art exhibition at the museum with a VU artist. This year Bjørg-Elise Tuppen is the VU artist, and the exhibition was opened with vernissage at Narvik Museum.
Bjørg-Elise Tuppen is a visual artist, photographer and sculptor living and studio in Harstad. She has degrees in art from the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Falmouth, England.
Tuppen’s art can be described as both versatile, philosophical, abstract and figurative, focusing on the human being. She paints with deep denominations and works a lot with texture through different techniques. This often results in expressions with connotations to light beyond the visible spectrum. In her abstract work, she explores aspects of our physical laws, such as particles, time, and entropy.
Photo: Åshild LarsenPhoto: Åshild Larsen
Tuppen’s sculptures are often integrated with wood or other natural materials to explore our role in reality. Through site-specific and temporary sculptures, made from natural materials from the site, she explores entropy. This is done by returning them to their original state. Here the process becomes the important thing. In her photographic work, she often focuses on combining conflicting elements to create new, strange expressions.
Tuppen has had several solo exhibitions, been presented in several books and journals, and she has recently become part of YAH Management representing her in Milan, Italy.
The exhibition that is now at Narvik Museum is a sales exhibition that will remain at the museum until mid-August 2023.
GAIA: Invitation to press conference on digital solutions for climate adaptation
Published 28 November 2023
GAIA Vesterålen has been invited to a European press conference where we will have a briefing about the Vesterålen pilot in the RESIST project. During tomorrow’s press conference, we will take a closer look at the role of digital solutions in the research project.
GaiaVesterålen arranges courses in clothing repair together with Sortlands Husflidslag, Sortland Museum and Sortland Library. Fikselaugen is arranged as part of the research project The Environmental Contract.