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Occasional Groundwork: Groundings #2

The second in a series of co-commissioned texts as part of the Occasional Groundwork initiative, an alliance of three European biennials: EVA, GIBCA and LIAF.

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Curators announced for LIAF 2022

Francesco Urbano Ragazzi will curate the 2022 edition of Lofoten International Art Festival.

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”So Tired, the Sea…..” at the Algae Summit

Astrida Neimanis’ recorded keynote is now available.

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Occasional Groundwork – Groundings #1: Taru Elfving

The first in a series of co-commissioned texts as part of the Occasional Groundwork initiative, an alliance of three European biennials: EVA, GIBCA and LIAF.

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Presentation of The Kelp Congress book at Atelier Nord in Oslo on September 21

Presentation of The Kelp Congress publication in Oslo. Please join us at Atelier Nord on Monday 21 September

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The Kelp Congress from LIAF 2019 has been launched

The Kelp Congress, was launched at North Norwegian Art Centre in Svolvær, Lofoten, August 29 2020.

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LIAF awarded the Norwegian Art Critics’ Prize for 2019

The award is given to the exhibition or art project the previous year in Norway considered the most significant by the members of the Norwegian Critics’ Association’s art branch

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LIAF 2019 nominated for Art Critcs Prize

Norwegian Critics’ Association has nominated LIAF 2019 for the Norwegian Art Critics Prize for best exhibition in 2019. We are honored to be one of the three exhibitions nominated.

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Maths, matter & body September 14

This Saturday LIAF invites you to a drop-in body casting workshop, a reading of statistical data related to the fisheries, lectures, a video screening, a performance and a concert.

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Listen to the tide on September 7

The second of our High Tides weekend programmes consists of collective listening, conversations and a concert.

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Listen to the podcast The Tidal Sense

The Tidal Sense is a project by Signe Lidén and the podcast has been produced by Peter Meanwell.

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The Opening Weekend programme is out!

The festival opening is growing closer! Take a look at what is going on!

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Something for Something – free accommodation for a good deed

Something for Something is Kateřina Šedá’s contribution to LIAF 2019. For this artwork to come alive we need YOU, both locals in Svolvær and travellers. Take a look, and see how you can get something for something. Sometimes all it takes is an idea.

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Futurefarmers’ LIAF artwork at ÅrsteinØYA July 12–13

Futurefarmers have constructed a windmill and printing press that anyone can try during the ÅrsteinØYA festival July 12–13.

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Watch the trailer to “Shallow Water Blackout”

The trailer to Trygve Luktvasslimo’s LIAF film is out! The film will premiere on August 31, during the opening weekend of the festival.

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Organ concert and hike in Valberg June 12

We explore the intertidal zone! Everyone is invited to join for a hike along the shore, an update on Trygve Luktvasslimos film and an organ concert in the Valberg church. Welcome!

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The semiotics of cod – a dinner party

Cod dinner and performance lecture with the Portuguese artist duo João Pedro Vale and Nuno Alexandre Ferreira in Skrova, April 28.

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Kelp Congress September 20 – 22, Svolvær

The Public Programme of the Kelp Congress takes place between September 20 – 22 in Svolvær.

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Artist presentation in Skrova

João Pedro Vale & Nuno Alexandre Ferreira

Artist presentation with João Pedro Vale and Nuno Alexandre Ferreira at Galleri Skrova.

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LIAF Field Trip with research vessel Helmer Hanssen

Helmer Hanssen, foto Trine Holm Larsen

Two LIAF-artists, Toril Johannessen and Michaela Casková are taking part in what might become one of the largest field campaigns for marine research that has ever been carried out in the Lofoten region.

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João Pedro Vale & Nuno Alexandre Ferreira in Skrova

João Pedro Vale and Nuno Alexandre Ferreira

Welcome to Lofoten, João and Nuno! The Portuguese artist duo has just arrived in the small island community where they are staying in residence until June.

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Presentation of LIAF artists-in-residence

Presentation of the LIAF-artists João Pedro Vale, Nuno Alexandre Ferreira and Signe Lidén at Nordland Kunst- og Filmfagskole.

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Artist-in-residence Signe Lidén arrives in Ramberg

Throughout the year, four LIAF artists live and work in four small island communities in Lofoten. Signe Lidén has arrived in Ramberg where she stays until June.

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Film score for Shallow Water Blackout

Trygve Luktvasslimo records the film score for his LIAF-production with concert organist Gunnar Idenstam.

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Vagant writer Mats O. Svensson in residency

We are happy to welcome writer Mats O. Svensson to his residency period in Skrova, Lofoten.

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Artist presentation with Trygve Luktvasslimo

LIAF 2019 cheats time itself, and starts in 2018 with artists in residence. On 22 November 2018, Trygve Luktvasslimo holds a presentation, and meets with the local community in Valberg.

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Artist presentation with Futurefarmers in Digermulen

Futurefarmers holds their first artist presentation in Digermulen on October 18, 2018.

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