Sandskolen
sep.
14.

Sandskolen

SANDSKOLEN

During the first half of September, an unusual experiment will take place at Velferden, as six visual artists, namely —Siri Austeen, Stefan Schröder, Agnes Mohlin, Naomi Fisher, Maiken Stene and Hans Edward Hammonds— will study the material qualities of a 7 million ton pile of sand that we have laying around in our backyard at Velferden. The sand is called tailings, and is an accumulation of waste materials from the production of the white pigment titanium dioxide in Sokndal Municipality.

During the two-week workshop SANDSKOLEN; we will carry out physical experiments on the sand by making art with it, trying to make glass out of it, sculptures, extract sound and metals, and generally study its internal composition in conference with experts from the mineral industry, and through talk with locals - whose walking shoes regularly fill with sand. Together, we will engage in a process-oriented exploration of tailings as a material for art production and a metaphor for broader environmental and industrial issues.


PROGRAM SATURDAY 14. SEPTEMBER:

09:30 - Bus departs Stavanger bus terminal to Velferden - (reserve a free place by contacting us at +47 984 79 704)

11:15 – 11:30 - Presentation by Maiken Stene and Hans Edward Hammonds

11:30 – 11:45 - Introduction to the exhibition ‘Hidden Stone’ by Marte Johnslien

11:45 – 12:30 - Lunch at Velferden - (available for purchase)

12:30 – 13:30 - Artists talks by participants at SANDSKOLEN: Siri Austeen, Stefan Schröder, Agnes Mohlin, Naomi Fisher, Maiken Stene and Hans Edward Hammonds

13:30 – 16:00 - Workshop in groups with field walks and performance by Marie Ronold Mathisen and John Derek Bishop

16:00 - Bus departure from Velferden to Stavanger - (reserve a free place by contacting us at +47 984 79 704)

18:00 - Arrival in Stavanger


After the two-week exploration, SANDSKOLEN join forces with Jøssingfjord Vitenmuseum and the research project NorWhite, and welcome you to Sokndal for a two-day program with an international symposium, exhibitions, performance and artist presentations September 13-14! The program will be conducted in English to accommodate our international guests.

Details of the entire two-day event

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SYMPOSIUM: Extraction and Aesthetics
sep.
12.
til 15. sep.

SYMPOSIUM: Extraction and Aesthetics

Welcome to the symposium «Extraction and Aesthetics: Pasts, Currents, Futures» at the Jøssingfjord Science Museum, 13-14 September. The symposium is organized by the research project “How Norway Made the World Whiter” (NorWhite) in collaboration with Velferden.

The symposium is organized in connection to Velferdens project SANDSKOLEN, and the research exhibition 'Campaign!' at Jøssingfjord Science Museum and the research exhibition ‘Hidden Stone’ at Velferden.

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KONSERT: Khaled Habeeb & John Derek Bishop
mars
13.

KONSERT: Khaled Habeeb & John Derek Bishop

KHALED HABEEB & JOHN DEREK BISHOP SPILLER KONSERT PÅ VELFERDEN 13. MARS kl 1900

John Derek Bishop var på Velferden i November 2023 med Bishop & Breistein hvor han spilte sammen med saksofonist Inge Weatherhead Breistein.

Nå kommer han tilbake sammen med Khaled Habeeb (oud), de utgjør en duo som kombinerer arabisk folkemusikk med elektronisk musikk (live-sampeling). De spiller improviserte toner med røtter fra tradisjonell arabisk musikk kombinert med ambient og eksperimentell elektronisk musikk.

De har opptrådt på Victoria Nasjonale Jazzscene (Oslo), Punkt Festival (Kristiansand), Riksscenen (Oslo), Sølvberget (Stavanger) og Folken (Stavanger).

https://bishop.no/habeeb

13. Mars spiller de hos oss på Velferden - Velkommen til konsert!

Dørene åpner 1830.
Konsertstart 1900.
Billetter koster 50 kroner (vipps), og kjøpes i døra.
Vi har kaffe og te.

KOM til VELFERDEN til en helt spesiell opplevelse!

Konserten er støttet av Kulturdirektoratet

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