«Sailors – Living in the Oslofjord». Fotoutstilling av Corinna Del Bianco

Name: «Sailors – Living in the Oslofjord». Fotoutstilling av Corinna Del Bianco
Start: 2025-08-21T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Oscars gate 56, 0258 Oslo, Norway

Schedule

Thu, 21 Aug, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Oscars gate 56, 0258 Oslo, Norway | Oslo, OS

Vi starter høstens arrangementsesong med åpningen av utstillingen "Sailors – Living in the Oslofjord" av fotograf og arkitekt Corinna Del Bianco.
Corinna har denne sommeren gjennomført en kunstnerresidens og laget en reisereportasje fra ti øyer i Oslofjorden.
"Sailors" setter fokus på de ulike øyenes identitet og på hva som kjennetegner relasjonen mellom Oslos befolkning og fjorden og båtlivet. Corinna har delt reportasjen inn i ulike temaer som hun fant spesielt interssante, som bruken av flagg og fargene på hyttene; naturen som rekreasjon og friarealer for overnatting.
"Sailors" er et ledd i Corinnas prosjekt «Archipelago» – som utstillingen "Salsedine/Sjøluft" som nå henger på Instituttet er en del av og som viser fotografier fra de italienske Middelhavsøyene.
Prosjektet er dermed et supplement til den nåværende utstillingen og sammen forteller de historien til og livet på øyene i Oslofjorden og de italienske søyene.
På åpningen vil Corinna selv være tilstede og fortelle om reportasjen i en samtale med fotograf Terje Abusdal.
Samtalen vil foregå på engelsk.
Velkommen!
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ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Looking at the Oslofjord means observing a people in constant connection with the sea. This relationship stems from the distinctive interplay of water and land that defines the Norwegian landscape, with its fjords and over 239,000 islands. What further shapes this bond is the accessibility of these areas. In winter, when waters freeze, some can be reached on foot; in other seasons, they are connected by frequent public ferries and private boats.
Over time, the islands in the Oslofjord have served many roles: penal colonies, war fortresses, monasteries, landfills, and recreational spaces.
«Sailors» consists of seven photographic series, each exploring a different aspect of the life on the islands: Enjoy, Raise the Flag!, Stay Connected, In the Middle of (Nature) and Taking Care—on the human-nature relationship—and Behind the Fence and In the Water—on dwelling typologies.
The selection of the islands was informed by talks with residents, interviews with artists and scholars, a survey addressed to students of Italian language at Oslo Katedralskole and to the audience of the Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo. Historical research at the Oslo Museum, the Deichman Bjørvika Library, and other institutions was essential. Historical photographs are sourced from the online archive oslobilder.no and satellite images from Google Earth.
The project was developed during an artistic residency supported by the Italian Cultural Institute of Oslo, carried out in April and July 2025.
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** CORINNA DEL BIANCO
Corinna Del Bianco, urban planner and visual artist, earned a PhD in Architecture, Urban Planning, and Interior Design from the Politecnico di Milano, with research on self-construction in Pemba, Mozambique. Previously, she graduated in architecture in Milan with a thesis on informal settlements in Brazil and obtained a one-year scholarship at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture in Paris-Belleville. Since 2005, she has combined her research and design activities with a photographic practice focused on landscapes, vernacular architecture, and cultural identities. Her project “Archipelago” explores the diversity of the Mediterranean islands through photography, cartography, and testimonials. It has been exhibited in Italian Cultural Institutes in Europe, North America, and South America, as well as in museums and other international cultural institutions. Del Bianco collaborates with international studios, NGOs, and universities and teaches urban design in Italy and abroad. She is a member of the board of directors of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, with which she curates projects related to the promotion of intercultural dialogue through cultural heritage.
In her work, she integrates research, visual storytelling, and cultural action, with a transdisciplinary approach sensitive to marginal territories, with a particular focus on the Mediterranean and the broader context of the Global South.

** TERJE ABUSDAL:
Terje Abusdal (1978) is a visual artist with education from KMD Art Academy in Bergen, La Cambre in Brussels and the Danish School of Media and Journalism. Abusdal works with photography and sound installations where he explores what it means to belong. His projects have won several prizes, among others Leica Oscar Barnack Award and Fotogalleriets Nordic Dummy Award. In his project "Summer Long", part of the program "Norwegian Journal of Photography" (2013), Terje focuses on the temorary comunities that are created on the Oslo Fjord islands Langøyene each summer. He has published the books Radius 500 Meters (2015) and Hope Blinds Reason (2019) with Journal in Sweden, as well as Slash & Burn (2018) with Kehrer Verlag in Germany. His latest publication, Hope Blinds Reason, was the winner of Norway’s Most Beautiful Book in 2020. Terje has had a number of exhibitions nationally and internationally, including Bergen Kunsthall, NŌUA and Mattatoio di Roma.