Welcome to Velferden and our big summer exhibition WASTE / DEPOSIT !
Opening June 6th at 11:00
Velferden and Jøssingfjord Science Museum
The artists in the exhibition are:
Anna Carin Hedberg
Ebba Moi
Hanna Sjöstrand
Linda Lamignan
Lisa Torell
Pierre Matte
Simon Daniel Tegnander Wenzel
Siri Austeen
Tove Kommedal
The exhibition opens on Saturday, June 6th at 11:00 with an opening speech on the steps by Mayor of Sokndal Municipality Bjørn-Inge Mydland.
The day is filled with tours, performances and workshops and is suitable for people of all ages and for families.
There will be food and drink sales at Velferden's cafe.
The event is free.
We are very proud to present brand new artworks by 9 visual artists who have been at residency at Velferden the last 3 years.
The artists have worked closely with the landscape of Sokndal, and based on personal encounters with the large-scale natural interventions from mining. Since we started the program in 2023, they have had the opportunity to meet researchers, local residents and representatives from the mining industry who have helped to give them a rich and varied understanding of the situation here in the village. With lots of impressions and nuanced perspectives at the core, mixed with their own references and strong artistic practice, they have created works that constitute a complex exhibition on the theme WASTE / DEPOSIT .
The exhibition consists of artistic expressions such as sound art, installation, painting, video, performance, sculpture and workshops. It is all shown indoors and outdoors at Sandbekk, and with a separate section in Jøssingfjord Science Museum. In addition to the artworks from our visual artists, we also have contributions from researchers and local experts in the exhibition.
FREE BUS
For the opening day, we will set up a free bus with Veteranbussen Lynet. You can board from Egersund Station, Egersund city center or Hauge City Center. For those of you coming from Stavanger and Jæren, we have set up the bus times so that they match the local train from Stavanger. See times below:
If you want to secure a seat on the bus, you must register using this form: Bus form
During the day we will also take a trip to Jøssingfjord Science Museum for those who want to see the artworks on display there. This does not require registration.
To Velferden :
Train: Stavanger - Egersund 08:53 - 10:05
Bus departure times: Egersund station 10:08 - Egersund city center 10:15 - Hauge city center 10:40 - Velferden 10:45
From Velferden :
Bus departure times: Velferden 15:30 - Hauge City Center 15:35 - Egersund City Center 16:05 - Egersund Station 16:10
Train: Egersund - Stavanger 16:19 - 17:30
Detailed programme for the day on Velferden coming soon!
WELCOME TO VELFERDEN IN SUMMER!
About theme WASTE / DEPOSIT :
Waste is the name for the worthless leftovers after valuable minerals have been separated from the rock in the mountain. This material—also referred to as tailings—is classified as waste and is stored in large deposits on land and at sea. Tailing deposits or landfills are currently a necessary consequence of mining. In Sokndal, which is Norway's largest mining municipality, the landfills amounts to millions of tons of waste- an unresolved potential resting on the seabed and within the landscape. We live in a modern consumer society, and all the products we use contain minerals. Every form of mineral extraction produces large amounts of waste and pollution. If the disposal of tailings in nature is a problem, how can we begin to change the way we do things?
At Velferden, we take a closer look at these issues and ask: How can we better manage the enormous amounts of waste we as a society generate? Are there other ways of managing resources that protect nature and make us more responsible consumers? How do these rapid interventions affect our relationship with nature as it is?
The summer exhibition WASTE / DEPOSIT does not attempt to provide clear answers to these challenges, but opens up for reflection, experience and new perspectives.
