NORTHERN IMAGINARY 3RD PART – LOCAL KNOWLEDGE IS ANOTHER GLOBALIZATION, Patrick Huse
The environment is more in focus than ever. What we are facing today is social and environmental change in a time of globalization. Art today reflects some of these topics and seeks to participate in the social debate concerning the environment and the future depelopment. Norwegian artist Patrick Huse’s exhibition Northern Imaginary 3rd Part is an art project with a multidisciplinary approach to northern areas in Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Northern Imaginary 3rd Part describe land and nature, social conditions and local knowledge in the arctic areas.
Patrick Huse has been active in the northern areas for the last twenty-five years. The background for the exhibition project is travelling, local research and theoretical studies. Huse has done extensive cooperation with arctic institutes, local people and a network of professionals who work with northern issues.
· Lecture “Idealism without Illusion; An artist’s approach to society” by Patrick Huse Wednesday 15 September, at 6.30 pm Pori Art Museum’s lecture hall
· Preview for the media Thursday, 16 September, from 10 am to 2 pm
· An artist talk Friday, 17 September, at 12. Artist Patrick Huse will present the exhibition
· The opening of the exhibition will be on Friday, 17 September, at 6 pm
· Lecture “Talent and Responsibility; artists and institutions roles in public space” by Artist/Curator Gavin Jantjes, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design (Oslo, Norway) & Artist Patrick Huse, Wednesday 17 November, at 6.30 pm Pori Art Museum’s lecture hall
In co-operation with: Royal Norwegian Embassy (Finland), University of Turku/The Degree Programme in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies (Pori), Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center