Det stille, tilbakevendande
Group exhibition with Henrik Koppen, Mari Norddahl and Ingeborg Blom Andersskog
29.08.-03.10.2026
Voss Kulturhus
The exhibition Det stille, tilbakevendande (The quiet, recurring) at Voss Kunstlag brought together three artistic practices working at the intersection of performance, sculpture and material-based art. With the body as both tool and material, time becomes visible: materials are moved, transformed, broken down and reassembled.
The works range from the tactile and vulnerable to the spiritual and poetic, exploring what exists between that which endures and that which disappears. Textiles, mussel shells, paper, sound and the body become collaborators in processes where transformation is the driving force. The exhibition invites us to experience materials as something more than resources: as something we live alongside, influence and are ourselves shaped by.
Det stille, tilbakevendande was the third exhibition in the collaboration between Henrik Koppen, Mari Norddahl and Ingeborg Blom Andersskog. The series began with Det langsame, morknande at Galleri Christinegaard in Bergen (2024), continued with Det evige, omskiftande at Skiens Kunstforening (2025), and Det stille, tilbakevendande at Voss Kunstlag. For each exhibition, the artists have developed new works while continuing their artistic dialogue around materials, the body and time. Each encounter has built upon the previous one, allowing ideas to change, grow and find new connections. This exhibition was, for now, the latest chapter in their ongoing collaboration.
Performance is a central part of the project. On the opening day, the exhibition was activated through a collaboration with PAB Open Session, an initiative by Performance Art Bergen, expanding the conversation around the body, materiality and transformation. Documentation can be found here.
With support from Norske Kunsthåndverkere.
For this exhibition I presented ‘Ventetepper,’ a series of patchwork blankets, combining worn and new materials in seemingly identicalcolours, and exploring repair as a metaphor for care and grief work.
Venteteppe (tida her er annleis enn mi eiga)2026
Patchwork, darning, sashiko and hand embroidery
Silk, cotton, lyocell, linen, cotton batting
125 x 97 cm
Venteteppe (kvar gong byrjar vi om att)
2026
Patchwork, darning, sashiko and hand embroidery
Cotton, silk, cotton batting
138 x 97 cm
Venteteppe (lengre og lengre dagar)
2026
Patchwork, darning, sashiko and hand embroidery
Cotton, wool, polyester, cotton batting
139 x 97 cm