In 2023, we were invited to dig into the photographic archives of Jon Benjamin TallerĂ„s. From the margins of the city to the margins of the book, Fotnoter (Footnotes) explores Oslo through TailerĂ„sâ subjective, yet distinctly indexical photographic practice. It reimagines his exhibition work as a carefully designed publication and includes a new essay where the artist reflects on urban development and the importance of critically engaging with the city through art and direct interaction.
19 à 26 cm, 240 pages. Offset print. Edition of 300. Published by Multiples Forlag. Edited by Arne Skaug Olsen. Essay by Jon Benjamin TallerÄs. Designed by Blank Blank Studio / Petri Henriksson with @sandrastokka
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Takk til alle dere - over hundre fine folk fra Moss - som valgte Ă„ vĂŠre med pĂ„ Byvandring og Ă„pning for Ă„ se kunst i Moss lĂžrdag!Â
VĂ„re fire kunstprosjekter (-Yamile Calderon, Vilhelm Christensen, Charlotte Thiis-Evensen og Jon Benjamin TallerĂ„s) stĂ„r ute i utvalgte byrom i Moss frem til midten av desember.Â
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I lĂžpet av det siste Ă„ret har vi undersĂžkt Moss og omkringliggende omrĂ„der â med fire forskjellige blikk og i fellesskap. PĂ„ ulike mĂ„ter har vi utforsket MĂžllebyens historie og pĂ„gĂ„ende endringsprosesser.
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Fotograf: Magnus Gulliksen
Six days adrift on Lake MjĂžsa, aboard Svalen II â a weathered cargo boat from 1923. Together with people who where strangers, and somewhere around Minnesund, became friends.
A series of images expressing my gratitude to my fellow travelers: Abbas Akhavan, Marianne Stranger, Judy Watson, and Ole Ansgar Olsen.
And a heartfelt thank you to initiator Egil Martin KurdĂžl, and to the organizers Christel Sverre, Siri Leira, and Per Erik Fonkalsrud.
Tusen tusen takk til alle som mÞtte opp pÄ Äpningen av «à gjenvinne tapte fremtider» pÄ fredag.
Utstillingen henger bare en drÞy uke, sÄ om du vil komme Ä se mÄ du kjenne din besÞkelsestid.
Fredag den 15. september kl. 16-18 vil det arrangeres en byvandring og kunstnersamtale med TallerÄs og filosof og skribent Sofia Ciel, hvor vi besÞker noen av stedene som diskuteres i boken; vi mÞtes utenfor Kunsthallen kl.16. Visningsrommet pÄ Kunsthall Oslo vil vÊre stengt for publikum fredag 15. september i solidaritet med den globale klimastreiken.
A part of my contribution to the Sculpture Triennial is a series of flyers located on public boards around the triennial area. The flyers consist of excerpts from a series of essays for @billedkunst_tidsskrift and is beautifully designed by @martinasbjornsen
motorvegen midt mellom augene, storbyen i mellomgolvet (Malmgergs/Tidemanns), 2021
Inkjet print, aluminium, polycarbonate, phenolic formwork boards, steel-reinforced concrete
TallerĂ„sâs contribution to the Sculpture Triennial builds on earlier works that explore the relationship between photographic and sculptural expressions. The concrete plinths hint at the buildings and infrastructure pictured in his photos at the same time as they give a sense of structure and tactility to the otherwise smooth surface of the photos. Because the frames are made of formwork sheets (birch-veneer plywood with a layer of brown phenolic film), they put one in mind of construction sites and architecture more than do conventional frames. The starting points for the photographic part of the work are surfaces and structures in the Carl Berner, EnjsĂž and Hovinbyen neighbourhoods. The visual subjects â all from TallerĂ„sâs steadily growing photographic archive â show details and panoramic views of the architecture in the area. This part of Oslo has undergone massive development since TallerĂ„s moved his studio here in 2011, and only a few of the building from the 1950s and â60s remain. The artwork is based primarily on demolition-ready and endangered buildings, and it archives aspects of the disappearing architecture. The buildings being razed today would perhaps, at some time in the future, have been protected as heritage-listed structures. The work as a whole is a further elaboration of TallerĂ„sâs interest in archaeology and cultural heritage, but it also thematises the changes we see in the city and their underpinning ideological interests.
Made possible with generous support from KORO and incredible installation assistance by @aleksanderstav and @billedhoggerforeningen
En utopi er en utopi frem til den plutselig blir virkelighet, sier Rutger Bregman i boken «Utopia for Realists». Dagen i dag har vĂŠrt smĂ„tt surrealistisk, jeg er vippa av pinnen, helt ute. Tusen tusen takk til alle medkunstnere som har kjempa frem lĂžnn for arbeid. đđđ»âš