M/S Innvik: A Ship with a View - Culture is who we are

Authors

  • Kristin Bergaust Oslo Metroplitan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/ar.5638

Keywords:

M/S-Innvik, theatre boat, cultural sustainability, art in urban development, inclusive cultures

Abstract

The video works A Ship with a View and The Kitchen Garden were made during 2010 at the M/S Innvik, run by Nordic Black Theatre. This turned out to be the last year of the ship’s existence as an intercultural creative environment in the urban development Bjørvika. The works are created as montages with contributions of music, art and performance from people connected to the M/S Innvik. It shows glimpses of activities on board and the changing surroundings.  This work pertains to the Sustainable Development Goal no 11: “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, and partly to the SDG no 7: “Clean and affordable energy”. It also suggests culture should be included in sustainability discourse.

Cover image: video still by Kristin Bergaust

Video work: A Ship with a View

Link til A Ship With A View
 
Video work: The Kitchen Garden
 
Link til The Kitchen Garden

Author Biography

Kristin Bergaust, Oslo Metroplitan University

Kristin Bergaust is a visual artist and professor at the Department of Art, Design and Drama, Oslo Metropolitan University.

References

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Hosagrahar, J. (2017). Culture: at the heart of SDGs. Available at: https://en.unesco.org/courier/april-june-2017/culture-heart-sdgs. (Accessed: August 13, 2023)

Nordic Black Theatre. (no year). MS Innvik. Available at: https://nordicblacktheatre.no/ms-innvik/. (Accessed: August 13, 2023).

Sæter, O., Aure, V. Bergaust, K. (2012). Artists and Gentrification in Specific Urban Contexts. A Case Study from Williamsburg, New York. The International Journal of the Arts in Society: Volume 6(6) 67-82. https://doi.org/10.18848/1833-1866/CGP/v06i06/36107

Aure, V., Bergaust, K., Sæter, O. (2009). Bar Candela: Contemporary Art on the Move, in Place and Discourse. The International Journal of the Arts in Society 2009: Volume 4(4) 283-296. https://doi.org/10.18848/1833-1866/CGP/v04i04/35709

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A ship window with an orange warning light seen through it

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Published

2023-11-22

How to Cite

Bergaust, K. (2023). M/S Innvik: A Ship with a View - Culture is who we are. Nordic Journal of Art & Research, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.7577/ar.5638

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): Aesthetics and Ethics: Arts Education as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development

Section

Artistic Research Project

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