UPDATED 29. JANUARY 2012

OPENING FRIDAY, 10. FEBRUARY 2012

NÁGGÁRVUOĐAS,

BEALUŠTUSSAN

IN DEFIANCE,

IN DEFENSE

dylan miner

10. - 26. FEBRUARY 2012

Small Projects starts the year with

DYLAN MINER     

Small Projects is proud to announce the exhibition of the Artist-Activist Dylan Miner. Dylan Miner is a border-crossing Métis with roots in the historical aboriginal communities of Slave Lake, Alberta; Red River, Manitoba; Drummond Island, Michigan; and Penetanguishene, Ontario. He holds a PhD in history of art from the University of New Mexico, USA, and is presently a professor at the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities at Michigan State University and coordinates the Michigan Native Arts Initiative. He is also a curator at the MSU Museum.

OPENING THURSDAY, 17. NOVEMBER 2011

URBAN NATUR: utstilling og film                      nord-norges arkitektforening

margrethe pettersen

faith morgan

17. - 20. NOVEMBER 2011

torsdag/ fredag
17:00 - 21:00
lørdag/ søndag
13:00 - 17:00

Utstilling, Margrethe Pettersen:
From this process new metaphors emerged and old ones are tested for value
”Definisjonen av ugress; plante som er uønsket på en gitt plass, har inspirert meg til tanker rundt hva som får vokse og gro mer generelt, om det så er arkitektur i byplanlegging eller hva som kommer med
i historieskrivning.” Kunstneren inviterte tidligere i år til en annerledes byvandring i Tromsø ”Vandring blant vekster i tid og rom” som motiverte oss til denne utstillingen. Vandringen kan igjen oppleves!

Film, directed by Faith Morgan, 2006 (56min)
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Cubans show how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic farming methods and urban gardens. Cuba is the only country that has faced such a crisis- the massive reduction of fossil fuel.
(www.powerofcommunity.org)

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7. NOVEMBER 2011, 7PM

soup&talk

by

kalle hamm & dzamil kamanger

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OPENING SATURDAY, 5. NOVEMBER 2011, 8PM

AFARYAN             kalle hamm &     dzamil kamanger

5. - 13. NOVEMBER 2011

Kalle Hamm, Dzamil Kamanger
AFARYAN PROJECT

Afaryan Monolog, Afaryan Memories and Notes on the Wall comprise an art project that uses memory to tell the story of Upper Afaryan, A Kurd village in Western Iran. The work is based on interviews with former villagers and documentation from the village’s ruin. It traces the history of Upper Afaryan, from its feudal formation more than 400 years ago to its abandonment in the aftermath of the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, in a pastiche of documentary film, photographs and recollections of former villagers that have been recorded both in Iran and in Europe.

Working from the premise of individual interpretation, the project casts the village as both hell and paradise. Those with connections to the village perceive it in different ways. Some recall fond memories, while others see it as a place to leave at the earliest possible opportunity, often depending on their station on the hierarchy of village life. For some, it is an oasis, albeit on that is best remembered. Others are eager to return and rebuild.

Using place as cultural touchstone, the project demonstrates how individual recollection shapes collective memory. In doing so, it reveals the arbitrary nature of history, and shows us those same attributes at work among members of the village diaspora as they go about their daily lives. As the artists note: ”It is a generally acknowledged fact that history is written by the victors. The memories of individual people can therefore provide different perspectives to those of mainstream documented history. In some cases they can provide the only source for gaining insight into a collective experience. We all have a right to our own history.”

This exhibition is supported by the FRAME - Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, and the FINSK-NORSK KULTURINSTITUTT.

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OPENING WEDNESDAY, 19. OCTOBER 2011, 8PM

SANNSYNLIGHETER beate c. rønning, merete dille & sara christensen

19. - 28. OCTOBER 2011

SANNSYNLIGHETER

Beathe C. Rønning, Merete Dille & Sara Christensen

English below

I jakten på virkeligheten, dukker det opp scener og former, som fordi de er der og finnes, må sies å være virkelige, men allikevel ikke sorterer under samme virkelighet som stolene på et ligningskontor, og brosjyrene ved skranken. Det er ikke science fiction, vi snakker om.

Det er et sylinderformet, fylt objekt sydd av et rødt håndkle, en rutete duk, badeballer og glidelåser. Med mer. Snor og tennisball. Forseggjort og fargesterkt. Formen blir trukket sammen av en bagasjestropp, som om den har permanent mageknip.

Eller, du finner en handleliste og lurer på hvem som handlet dette. Var det en gammel dame som skulle ha druejuice og mariekjeks? En ungkar, en ingeniør? Hva er forskjellen på en fordom og en forestilling?

En ung mann sitter i åpningen til en grotte, mens tåka driver gjennom grantrærne utenfor, fargene er avstemt. Han er alene, og han synger. I falsett.

Kan det være en dom felt på forhånd, som lengter etter å bli opphevet? Virkeligheten er ikke til å unngå, men den kan utvides og strekkes. Enten i materialebruk eller innhold. Verkene i utstillingen ser om dette går, og om det har noe for seg.

PROBABILITIES

Beathe C. Rønning, Merete Dille & Sara Christensen

In the hunt for reality, scenes and forms appear, and because they are there, they must be real, but not the same kind of real as the chairs in the tax office and the leaflets by the desk. We are not talking about science fiction.

We are talking about a stuffed cylindrical object, made from a red towel, a checkered tablecloth, swim balls and zippers. And more. Cord and tennis ball. Well made and colourful. The form is being pulled together by a luggage strap, as if it has permanent stomach cramps.

Or, you find a shopping list and wonder, who bought this? Was it an old lady who wanted grape juice and biscuits? A bachelor, an engineer? What is the difference between prejudice and imagination?

A young man sits at the opening of a cave, while the fog moves through the pine trees outside, the colours are balanced. He is alone, and he sings. In falsetto.

Could it be a judgement already made, that longs for it´s repeal? The reality is inevitable, but it may be expanded and streched. In ways of using material or in it´s content. The works in this exhibition tries to see if thats possible, and whether it makes sense.

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OPENING SATURDAY, 01. OCTOBER 2011, 8PM

DEATH OF THE MYTH sigurd gurvin & marie askeland gundersen

1. - 7. OCTOBER 2011

DEATH OF THE MYTH
Sigurd Gurvin & Marie Askeland Gundersen

Nymfen Echo tar endelig igjen, mens Narcissus
reflekterer over tidligere spirituelle reiser.

Marie Askeland Gundersen kjenner på sine ultra-femenine sider med kjetting og wifebeater. Hun er dritt lei av å bare være crazy, men hva skal hun da gjøre? Meditere? Fuck off! Don`t fucking tell me what to do!! Iscenesettelse etter musikk.

Sigurd Gurvin leter etter spirituell oppmuntring. Etter å ha blitt pappa smelter gutterommet og atelieet sammen. Et rom hvor en kan dyrke seg sjølv og romantisere over det tidligere utopia. Fascinasjon for hester som løper langs strandkanten og et selvportrett setter stemningen for en ladet kveld.

Begge er avgangsstudenter ved Kunstakademiet i Tromsø.

Velkommen!

åpner 20:00
performance fra 21:00
Fredag 01.10.2011
www.smallprojects.no

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SUNDAY, 25. SEPTEMBER 2011, 1 - 3 PM

ARTIC FOOD WORKSHOP

rosanne van klaveren

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OPENING WEDNESDAY, 14. SEPTEMBER 2011, 8PM

SAVE THE DATE    lars korff lofthus

14. - 23. SEPTEMBER 2011

Red Ribbon by Lars Korff Lofthus 2011

“The Brandywine Health Foundation’s annual fundraiser is the Strawberry Festival, an outdoor 4-day, family-friendly event filled with fun, games and food. To kick off the festival, donors are invited to a garden party at the home of a major donor. One of the main attractions at the garden parties is “The Battle of the Berries at Brandywine.”  In this friendly contest, local restaurants are asked to prepare a dessert which features strawberries; each guest has the opportunity to try each dessert and vote for their favorite. Votes are tallied and the winning restaurant is announced at the end of the evening. It is terrific publicity for the restaurants and a delicious experience for the guests.
Each year, these parties, which have become a tradition for the foundation, have a different theme that is introduced on the save the date cards and carried through on the invitations, programs and event signage. Themes for the last few years include: Hats Off to a Healthy Community, Strawberry Safari, Horse of a Different Color and East Meets West.” -From internet

Celebrating for the right reasons
In this exhibition, Lars Korff Lofthus wants to celebrate the aesthetics of celebration itself. He has a soft spot for the various elements that make up a good party. The foundation is raising money for disabled children. Everyone is benefiting from the event. Any bitter aftertaste, the hangover, the too-much-dessert and the day after opening night is worthwhile, as long as it is done properly, and for all the right reasons.

Lars Korff Lofthus (b. 1978) is educated at the Nordic Art School (FI), Royal Danish Academy of Art and Bergen National Academy of the Arts, where he graduated in 2009 with a MA degree.

Korff Lofthus mainly produces paintings but also works with sculpture, text and installations. His works are characterized by simplified and absurd approach to popular culture and identity. Content-wise, he operates with conflicting elements of farm upbringing and urbanity, medial collective unrest and catastrophic thinking. There is often an element of humor in the work.

Since 2009, Lofthus, has been dividing his time between Berlin, Bergen and Hardanger. He also writes articles for the magazine Billedkunst, in addition to exhibiting activity at home and abroad.

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Two Candles by Gerhard Richter, 1982

In light of the tragic events of 22. July 2011, Small Projects and everyone connected to the gallery, including artists who have participated in its initiatives, would like to express our deep sadness and sincere condolences to those directly affected.

We are grieving with the whole country.

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OPENING WEDNESDAY, 8. JUNE 2011, 8PM

P R O T O T Y P E S gabriel kvendseth

8. - 24. JUNE 2011

Excercises in and interpretations of the potential for violence and ritual in discarded objects, possibly for the purpose of demonopolization of power and destabilization of state (if only only symbolically.)
Gabriel J. Kvendseth collects the material others have thrown away and reshapes it into sculptural objects where both the previous and the new function of the materials are discernible. Around these objects an elaborate untold fiction is spun, often referencing the taboos of soft
society.
For the exhibition at Small Projects in Tromsø he is bringing new and old pieces from the series ”First We Take Mannahatta,” some of them previously exhibited in Bergen and Stockholm, others fresh from the studio. Gabriel Kvendseth is from Karlsøy in Northern Norway and
has his education from Nordland art and film school and
the Bergen National Academy of the Arts.
“PROTOTYPES” is his first solo exhibition after finishing his studies.