Støttearbeid

2025
wood, textiles, leaning exercises
Forhallen/Ølhallene Tou, solo exhibition Kvitsøygata 25, Stavanger

Støttearbeid (/Structures of Support) is an interactive exhibition that explores the position of “leaning” as a concept of support and orientation through weight and gravity. What experiences related to trust, care and relationships can art contribute to our lives? The project addresses questions such as when we trust ourselves and others, and explores the boundary between relying on external support and our own resources. Instead of going to a gym to strengthen muscles, here you enter a space where you identify support systems and train trust using physical modules and leaning exercises. Visitors are invited to be co-creative in what unfolds in the exhibition space. These questions form the backdrop of the project:

What do you lean towards?
What do you lean away from?
What supports you and keeps you up?

At the exhibition opening on 20 March, dance artists Marie Bru Eide, Viljar Irtun Moe and Ingvild Maria Thingnes gave a performative demonstration of the exhibition’s various exercises. During the exhibition period, movement classes was held by Oda Alexandra Michelsen, who is a yoga teacher and health and exercise physiologist. The project was supported by TOU, Stavanger kommune, Rogaland Fylkeskommune and Bergesenstiftelsen.

Photo performance: Eivind Egeland
Photo installation: Dan Skjæveland