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Art

The Novel KAMELEN 25/9 2014

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The 25th of septembre my novel KAMELEN will be published by Flugans Förlag, a micropublishing company I started this summer.

A Camel leaves the Caravan to set out on a journey into the desert. On her own. The decision to walk into nothing set things in motion. A stream of thoughts, feelings, memories and stories surface. In the desert there is time. Time to walk. Time to exist. Time to se oneself. Who am I?

It is an Novel about growth. An autobiography. A fable for adults.

kamelomslag

So far only in swedish! Read the beginning here! Smakprov

For more information visit the homepage of Flugans Förlag

produktbild kamelen

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Earlier, Exhibition

Dalslands konstmuseum 2/8 – 21/9 2014

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galleryDuring summer 2014 I did a large soloshow TOPIA at Art Museum of Dalsland 2/8 – 21/9 2014. By combining thin textile threads with steel skeletons I built a landscape of floating vegetation in a space of 140m2. To walk into this landscape of moving sculptures is a physical and sensuous experience. Fragile and colorful structures surrounds you while their shadows become moving drawings on the walls. There is a meditative quality when you experience the visual complexity through the senses.

 

 

 

 

Earlier, Exhibition

They Operate from a Certain Position 7/6 – 8/6 2014

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2014 they operate from a certain positionDuring the performance festival THEY OPERATE FROM A DIFFERENT POSITION the artistduo SKÄLVA did two returnwalks, an hour each. Anyone could join an explore space through moving together. Discovering an ordinary street with new eyes.

"We are interested in communication through movement. Our events are meetings between people who come from different backgrounds and different moving patterns. The explorations have shown that a group can surprisingly fast build a communication through improvised movement.

How much freedom to move can we give ourselves in the city? In a place where we will be observed by random passersby’s. This is a political question. We are not doing performances. We bring energy into the place but do not force a reaction. We respect the surroundings. Our strategy is play."

 

Earlier, Exhibition

Textilesummer. Virserums Konsthall 11/5 – 7/12 2014

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During 2014 the mobile HYPERTROPHY II is shown at Virserums Konsthall.

Seven flowers 1,7-2,2m high will dance with you.

 

A dream is a seed that you can plant in the earth.
Resolve fear and worry in water and use this to nurture the sprout.
Don´t be surprised if the plant that is coming is a new type.
Let it stretch to the skies and take down a star for you.
Recieve.

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Art, Sculpture

Choreography game

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galleryThe swedish hockeygame is one of the most common games. This piece is transformed into a Choreography Game where you can play with positioning.

Earlier, Exhibition

Xubanisa: means to mix. Nääs Konsthantverk 6/7 – 30/7 2013

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Three artists – Ulrika Berge, Karin Nathorst-Windahl  and Anna Unsgaard – went to South Africa in 2012. They were invited by Nääs Konsthanverk to take part in an exchange project at Rorke´s Drift in KwaZulu Natal and in Durban where they met colleageues and held workshops. Now the three of them meet for the firts time to show this exhibition together.

Xubanisa is zulu and means to mix.

 

Opening saturday 6th of july.

Nääs Konsthanverk is Open: wed – sun 11-17, mon 17-20.

Henriette Ousbäck has written a review of the exhibition in swedish on her blog FIBERTIGER

Art, Sculpture

Dancing Flowers

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In 2009 I made my very first motordriven sculptures. Inspired by a course in mechanics and electronics for female artist run by my friend Harriet Aurell. Check her homepage for courses.

These simple ladies all have their own character due to the imbalance created by their bodies. They are my first employes. Floor cleaning crew…

To let go from Ulrika Berge on Vimeo.

Art, Sculpture

To Let Go

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Five flowers move extremely slowly creating a landscape you can walk into, a very physical expereince. The work is constantly changing shape, creating  a moving drawing on the walls. A medatative stillness.

The slowest flower has a loop of 15 minutes. That slow experience doesn´t work on film. I documented the work by timelapse photography. When they saw the camera most people avoided the work and didn´t walk into it. I didn´t manage to get a full view of all five. Still this short documentation give you a glimpse of how the work function. Enjoy.

 

 

 

Earlier, Exhibition

WIRELESS travelling exhibition Norway 2013

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The exhibition WIRELESS will visit

Buskerud Art Center 13.03.13 – 14.04.13

Vestfold Art Center  20.04.13 – 19.05.13

Østfold Art Center 07.09.13 – 20.10.13

 

My work in the exhibition i s called Hypertrophy II. It is a mobile of seven flowers that can move around in the room. Their hight is 1,50 – 2,20 meter whcih gives you a physical experience of the work.

 

 

Participant artists from Norway:

Regien Cox, Ingrid Aarset, Sidsel Palmstrøm, John Raustein, Mirjam Raen Thomassen,  and Kiyoshi Yamamoto Farias

From the nordic Countries:

Moosa Myllykangas (FI), Anne F. Møller (DK) and Ulrika Berge (SE)