Ung Uro : : Unsettling Climates in Nordic Art, Architecture and Design / / Ingrid Halland.

• VerfasserIn: Halland, Ingrid,
• Place / Publishing House: Oslo : : Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing),, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (156 pages)

"How can the unsettling climates of our times be understood? How can art, architecture, and design that engages with the complexities of our current age be analysed and criticised? Etymologically, the Norwegian word uro carries a double meaning: it can denote both 'disquiet and unease' as well as 'riot and disturbance'. The word stems from the Old Norse úró and is used to describe political turmoil, social disorder, and a psychological state of restless anxiety. Thus the title of this anthology, Ung Uro (literally 'young unrest'), intimates the paradoxical tension between describing our new geological condition - the Anthropocene - and referring to the reactions this condition provokes. In Ung Uro. Unsettling Climates in Nordic Art, Architecture and Design, thirteen young writers, critics, and art historians examine how Nordic visual art, architecture, and design relate to this new state of unease. Their topics span from early 20th century landscape painting to contemporary bio-acoustics, from Snøhetta's energy-positive architecture to the Sami chant yoik, and from IKEA showrooms to fungi and bees as co-creators of artistic work. The empirical material consists mainly of specific exhibitions, artistic projects, and related events that took place for the most part in Norway from 2018 to 2020, and therefore the book is also a record of critical issues at stake in Nordic contemporary art and culture in the late 2010s. All those with an interest in contemporary art, design, and visual studies, including students, will find this book valuable".

Table of Contents

Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part I Unsettling Climates -- Chapter 2 Changing Atmospheres: The Proto-Ecological Landscapes of Nikolai -- Chapter 3 Exhibiting Nordic Values: A Critical Look at the IKEA Store -- Chapter 4 Form follows Environment: On Snøhetta's Powerhouse Brattørkaia -- Part II Restless Resources -- Chapter 5 Ice Art Ethics: On Olafur Eliasson's Ice Watch -- Chapter 6 Norwegian Plastic Wood: On Marianne Heske's Gjerdeløa -- Chapter 7 Solar Reflections: On the Sun Mirrorin Rjukan -- Part III Entering Darkness -- Chapter 8 Uncanny Drought: On Apichaya Wanthiang's Evil Spirits Only Travel in Straight Lines -- Chapter 9 Touching the Unknown: On Marte Johnslien's Ceramic Presences -- Chapter 10 Becoming Bear: On the Sami Yoik, Music, and Human Involution -- Part IV Deep Relationalism -- Chapter 11 Bioacoustical Ethics: On Joakim Blattmann's Treverk (9) -- Chapter 12 Sensing Algae: On Marjolijn Dijkman and Toril Johannessen's Reclaiming Vision -- Chapter 13 Creative Fungus: On Fredrik Værslev's Mildew Paintings -- Chapter 14 Future Stories: On Oslo Apiary & Aviary 2014-2018 -- Further Reading -- Biographies.