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hjemsøkt hus (haunted house)
exhibition at kunstnernes hus in oslo, norway, open from 7th of november 2025 until 21st of december 2025 (link).
concept, direction, choreography and script: ingri fiksdal and helle siljeholm
composition and sound design: therese næss diesen and liv kristin holmberg
scenography: signe becker
co-creating performers in performance: sunniva vikør egenes, pernille holden and louis schou-hansen
cynthia (3 masks): cynthia is signe becker’s alter ego, a pre-historic ghost drifting in and out of both becker’s and others’ projects. in haunted house, she is staged by fiksdal and siljeholm in collaboration with the performers.
special effect/mask: fanney antonsdóttir
lighting design: martin myrvold
live organ performance: liv kristin holmberg
exhibition design and technical manager: øyvind aspen
photo: studio abrakadabra / kunstnernes hus
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based on archival material, fiksdal and siljeholm turn their attention to kunstnernes hus as both a structural and social framework built by and for artists, and what this entails in terms of inclusion and exclusion. how has this manifested in the institution as a workplace, as an exhibition space, and as part of the public discourse in norwegian art and cultural policy over the course of nearly a century?
at the center of the installation is a monumental bed where visitors are invited to lie down and let the house’s dark matter emerge. the bed and sleep give rise to dreams and fantasies, but also nightmares and delusions. within the installation, one can listen to a sound composition in which figures from the house’s archive are brought to life: artists, critics, the board, and funding authorities. the voices are accompanied by organ music, a children’s choir, and sound recordings from the house itself. three dancers will, at various times during the exhibition period, haunt the installation.