The Festival Exhibition

Music & culture

Jun 21

Who: Bergen Kunsthall

What: The Festival Exhibition 2023: «Gyre» by Camille Norment

Where: Bergen

Project period: 2023

Web: Bergen Kunsthall

Bergen Kunsthall is proud to present the Festival Exhibition 2023 by Camille Norment. The exhibition will transform the galleries of Bergen Kunsthall into an installation that draws all four main galleries together in an expansive sonic experience. Norment’s work explores the ways in which sound relates to bodies, places, and the constellations of life, history and time embodied in these intersections. The title of the exhibition, «Gyre», refers to a spiral motion, a vortex and with loops and cycling sound, Norment creates a sonic landscape that visitors are able to explore at their own pace. For the first time in the history of the Festival Exhibition, this exhibition focuses on an artistic work where sound is central, highlighting the importance of sensing with the whole body and the legacy of interdisciplinary practice.

Camille Norment has master’s degrees in both visual arts and interactive telecommunications from New York University, and she attended the Whitney Independent Study Program in 1994-95. Her work has recently been shown in solo exhibitions at the Dia Art Foundation in New York (2022-23), one of the most important exhibition spaces for contemporary art in the world; the David Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago (2019); the Oslo Kunstforening (2017); and Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin (2017). Since her solo presentation in the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2015 she has participated in the Kochi-Muziris (2016), and the Montreal (2016), Lyon (2017), and Thailand (2018) biennials. She has produced several commissions for public spaces, amongst others for Henie Onstad Kunstsenter and the Norwegian Holocaust Center, both in Oslo.

Bergen Kunsthall is a centre for contemporary art and presents exhibitions and events by national and international artists. Landmark is our vibrant strand of live events that includes concerts and club nights. We organize a broad range of learning activities and debates that are open to everyone.

The Festival Exhibition (Festspillutstillingen) is Bergen Kunsthall’s flagship exhibition, established in 1953. Each summer, we present a large-scale exhibition with new work by a Norwegian artist, in connection with the Bergen International Festival (Festspillene i Bergen). The exhibition is considered the most important solo presentation for a Norwegian artist in their home country and creates a national debate about the contemporary art scene. Recent Festival Exhibition artists include Joar Nango (2020), Elisabeth Haarr (2021) and Lene Berg (2022).