Monika Mørck og Maia Birkeland:
Rekonstruksjonar heimanfrå
02. March – 09. April 2023
- Free entrance
Foto: Amalie Marie Selvik / Trøndelag senter for samtidskunst
Monika Mørck and Maia Birkeland use plants and materials from nature for their textiles and sculptural installations. Over the years, they have incorporated the old farming culture into their artwork. They collect natural materials, work with plants and gardening, conserve, and regard the transfer of knowledge between generations as an important central element in their artistic exploration. Both artists translate manual farm work, traditional needlework, and their encounters with older generations into a practice that is linked to their lifestyle and working method.
Monika Mørck and Maia Birkeland both have backgrounds in textiles and have collaborated since 2018. The exhibition "Rekonstruktionar heimanfrå" (Recreating from home), at Trøndelag center for contemporary art, is their fourth collaboration. The exhibition is designed as a walk through a landscape with traces of cultural history and natural elements. The artists' installations, sculptures, and textiles provide sensory experiences and encourage reflection on the values of our surroundings, natural resources, and ancient knowledge.
In their exhibition, Monika Mørck and Maia Birkelands thus balance the sensual with political questions. What can we do to ensure that traditional methods and techniques are continued now and in the future? How can artists today contribute to increasing people's ecological responsibility?
Maia Birkeland (b. 1978) lives and works in Osterøy, after having been based in Oslo for many years. She is educated at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts - KHIO and Glasgow School of Art and has a master's degree in medium- and material-based art from 2015.
Monika Mørck (b. 1984) lives and works in Trondheim where she is part of Gregus Kunstnerverksteder. She has her education from the Accademia Italian in Florence, Italy, and her master's degree in 2013 from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts - KHIO.
The exhibition is supported by Arts Council Norway, Trondheim municipality, and Regional project funds for visual art from KIN - Art Centers in Norway.
Reviews:
Artscenen.no 16.03.2023
Kunstavisen.no 09.03.2023
Maia Birkeland «Gras» (2023) ask, vintersanket irisblad, stein med nunofilt og garn. Foto: Amalie Marie Selvik / Trøndelag senter for samtidskunst
Foto: Amalie Marie Selvik / Trøndelag senter for samtidskunst
Maia Birkeland «Barketre» (2023) skulptur og Monika Mørck «Vedsekk #1» (2023) broderi på slitt vedsekk. Foto: Amalie Marie Selvik / Trøndelag senter for samtidskunst
Foto: Amalie Marie Selvik / Trøndelag senter for samtidskunst
Foto: Amalie Marie Selvik / Trøndelag senter for samtidskunst
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