Sleppet is a commission from Grieg07 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Edvard Grieg’s death. The exhibition is the result of a field trip to the western coast of Norway this spring and includes new works by Norwegian and international artists.
Sleppet was a project which brought six artists to the Norwegian west coast to create new works based on their experiences and documentation from a 10-day field trip.
As part of the programme, six artists were invited to tour Western Norway in April and May 2007, to experience and record its' nature and rural culture. The itinerary included Sandane, the Jostedal glacier, Utvær (Norway’s westernmost point) and Bergen in all its' drizzly spring glory.
Spring offers a wealth of tonal and conceptual inspiration, in nature, towns and cities. The works resulting from the tour were put together into an exhibition that opened in Bergen in September 2007, and later shown in Oslo as part of the Ultima festival.