The Exhibition Små Spor opened last Friday 15. June at Tromsø Gallery of Contemporary Art

 

(Graphic design: Kyrre Kalseth)

 

About the project Små Spor (small tracks):

The Norwegian Architects Association had its 100th anniversary last year and the local architects association NAF has held a series of events focusing on architecture and landscape architecture in the region.

Among the events held we can mention the "Landscapes in Change” conference, the "Seaside Promenade” cultural trek, the "Open House” event, the "Film + Architecture” event, the "Spire Box”, the "Pecha Kucha Night” architecture lecture and the architecture exhibition "Where is Tromsø going".

The events have created interest and debate in the city's population. They have also helped to awaken, to some extent, Tromsø´s awareness of urban planning and the importance of participation.

It is desirable that the commitment, awareness and knowledge of architecture does not disappear after last year's many celebrations, and that a good level of debate on architecture becomes the sequel to them.

We use the opportunity of the architecture exhibition "SPOR. Norwegian Architecture 2005-2010", which presents a selection of the best that Norwegian architects have produced in the past 5 years, and that only shows two projects from northern Norway, to show more local projects. "Små Spor" (small tracks) wants to help keep alive much of what has occurred through the NAL 100-year anniversary. Through this exhibition we want to create a lasting and more competent commitment to architecture / landscape architecture in Tromsø.

The exhibition shows arquitectural qualities in the North, small " pearls " from all over northern Norway.
The exhibition consist of a multimedia presentation that shows the map and pictures of the projects. A stand with 30 postcards (15 in english and 15 in norwegian) that show the picture of the projects on the front and the description in the back. There is also  a poem writting by a north norwegian writer on one of the walls.

Featured projects:

Passive House, Tromsø (Steinsvik arkitekter) Nordnorsk arkitekturpris 2007

Sykkelskur, Austvågøy (70°N arkitektur as) Nordnorsk arkitekturpris 2008

Rasteplass, Vestvågøy (70°N arkitektur as)  Nordnorsk arkitekturpris 2008

Ungdomshuset Straumanstua, Kleppstad (Jarmund / Vigsnæs AS Arkitekter) Nordnorsk arkitekturpris 2009 

Hamsum Senter, Hamarøy (Steven Holl architects) Nordnorsk arkitekturpris 2010

Lofoten Kulturhus og Thon Hotell, Svolvær (A3 arkitekter) Nordnorsk arkitekturpris 2011

Strandgata 22, Tromsø (Code: arkitekter).

Helleristinger, Kirkely (Kjersti Jenssen Arkitektkontor)

Parkeringstunt, Bodø (flere arkitekter)

Verdens minste Hotell, Kirkenes (Rintala Eggertsson architects)

Vulkana, Tromsø (Rintala Eggertsson architects)

Sabetjohk bru, Birtavarre (Ghilardi+Hellsten Arkitekter)

Sol og Vindhus, Trondenes (Arkitekt Jim Myrstad as)

Åpne Tanker, Hammerfest (arkitekter: Ingrid Neeraas Dahl og Christoffer Imislund)

Fuglekikkerskjul og vindskjul, Hornøya (arkitekter: Tormod Amundsen og Elin Taranger)

Facts:

The exhibition is organized by Michele R. Wideroe in cooperation with The Association of Northern Norwegian Architects

Graphic design: Kyrre Kalseth

Animation: Øyvind Oppshaug
Poem: Marianne Strand

Duration: 17min

Sponsored by: Troms Fylkesmommune, NAL, NAF, Kåfjord municipality, INTRO fond, Varanger Næringssenter, Odd Berg Gruppen, Total Renovering, 70N arkitektur.

Place: Tromsø Gallery of Contemporary Art

Installing the exhibition!

We were two days at the Kusntforening testing and preparing for the exhibition. The first Øyvind Oppshaug, who is the film producer in charge of the multimedia presentation, and I went to check that worked as it whould.  On the second day (see photos) Kyrre Kalseth, who not only was in charge of the graphics but also designed the stand for the postcards, went to prepare the rest before the media came.

(photo: Michele Widerøe)

In the media:

Joar Lillerust (leder of the North Norwegian Architect association)  and I were interviewed by the local newspaper iTromsø and by the regional newspaper Nordlys. The day before I was also interviewed by Hege Iren Hanssen from the local radio station NRK P1-P2.

(photo: Nordlys & iTromsø newspapers)

The opening!

The director of the Tromsø Gallery of Contemporary Art, Svein Ingvoll Pedersen opened this Summer 2012  exhibition by presenting the three exhibitions that will be at the gallery all summer. These are: Norwegian Contemporary Architecture 2005-2010 (SPOR): produced and toured by the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, the artist Marius Martinussen a well know airbrush painter from Oslo, and Små Spor, North Norwegian Architectural Gems (produced by Michele Widerøe). Later I had the opportunity to present the idea behind Små Spor exhibition.  

(photo: Erik Widerøe)

Små Spor exhibition

(photo: Erik Widerøe)

People!

I am happy that so many people found their way to this exhibition even though it was friday and the sun was shining outside. 

(photo: Erik Widerøe)

Thanks! 

I would like to thank all the persons and institutions that made possible this exhibition. I couldn´t have done it without you. 

 

This exhibition is on tour now!

Follow the exhibition at:

http://smaspor.blogspot.no/