THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNEXPECTED | something might happen

#1: “Something might happen – Maria Sundby. Friday 26th April, 16:00 – 19:00What if we were to design new ways of interacting and expressing ourselves in public space?   Something might happen is an interactive performance designed by The Institute of the Unexpected’s first guest artist Maria Sundby. The performance invites you to dive intoContinue reading “THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNEXPECTED | something might happen”

THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNEXPECTED | we play

#2: “We-Play – Angela Halvorsen Bogo. Sunday 12th May, 12:00 – 15:00The Institute of the Unexpected is happy to host We-Play in Oslo as the #2 workshop in the series. After events in Amsterdam, Berlin, Ghent, and Copenhagen, We-Play will allow you to experience the city in a new and fresh way. Through play andContinue reading “THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNEXPECTED | we play”

THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNEXPECTED | feeling the city

#3: feeling the city – Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad (BodyCartography Project). Saturday 15th June, 13:00 – 16:00 Feeling the city is the third workshop in the series of The Institute of the Unexpected. In this workshop, Olive and Otto invite participants to enter their animal-like appetites and childlike curiosities for physical investigation through engagementContinue reading “THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNEXPECTED | feeling the city”

THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNEXPECTED | belong to the city

#4: Belong to the city – Franzisca Siegrist. Thursday 4th July, 12:30 – 15:30What happens when we move to a new city; a new environment or start a new daily routine? We try to find our place, we adapt, to the point that we perhaps willingly modify our own routines, habits, rituals, and social behaviorContinue reading “THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNEXPECTED | belong to the city”

THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNPEXTED | monument to offense

#5: Monument to Offense – Shi Pratt. Sunday 25th August, 13:00 – 15:30 In this workshop, we explore how we can reshape the spaces we engage in by using the acts of observation and attentive usership. Through physical tasks and playful structures, we will occupy a space which is in continuous change in order toContinue reading “THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNPEXTED | monument to offense”

THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNPECTED | let’s get lost

#6: LET’S GET LOST – Naja Lee Jensen. Friday 06th September, 17:00 – 20:00For the final workshop of The Institute of the Unexpected, we will explore how to get lost – in thought, in an intention, and in the city. With Rebecca Solnit’s book A Field Guide to Getting Lost (2005) as a starting pointContinue reading “THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNPECTED | let’s get lost”

THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNEXPECTED

Citizens, passersby, and Oslo-dwellers! Mark your calendars for free monthly workshop-events at The Institute of the Unexpected!Take a deep dive into the themes of the project, exploring ways that non-artists and artists have reimagined the relationship between body, movement, public space, everyday life, and citizenship.   About_The Institute of the Unexpected is an art projectContinue reading “THE INSTITUTE OF THE UNEXPECTED”

TRAUST | MFA degree exhibition 2018 / Oslo National Academy of the Arts

This year’s degree exhibition presents work by 24 graduating students from eleven countries. Five graduating students are from the MFA program Art and Public Space and 19 graduating students are from the MFA program Medium and Material Based Art. Their exhibition is titled Traust and its main venue is the Oslo National Academy of the Arts.Continue reading “TRAUST | MFA degree exhibition 2018 / Oslo National Academy of the Arts”

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