Ballast plants
Ballast plants
Eva-Maria Lopez project is showing the living embodiment of the history of trading in the fjord area. Ballast planter it's an artistic research on the flora at the Oslofjord. The plants came to the fjords by dumped ballast of sailing ships. Soils, sand and water contained seeds, which germinated and that's how new species were introduced. Ballast planter is going to be an archive of these plants and their origin. The archive is created with different artistic practices such as cyanotype, drawing and photography.
Lopez is currently at Oslo at an artist in residence at Kunstplass in Båtstø, located next to the Oslofjord in the municipality of Asker.
Oslofjord Triennale
Oslofjord Triennale contributes through art and art education to a green transition that is necessary for a cleaner Oslofjord.
The starting point for Oslofjord Triennale is a shared concern for the Oslofjord's major environmental challenges and a commitment to creating concrete measures that can contribute to a fruitful and sustainable development.
Background and sources of inspiration:
Two art and research-based projects, Oslofjord Ecologies and Submerged Portal, have served as predecessors and sources of inspiration for Oslofjord Triennale.
Both projects were related to the Oslofjord and thematised the link between nature and culture, art and climate challenges.
For several years, ‘Oslofjord Ecologies’ has built a knowledge base through participation in the EU project Renewable Futures, including studies of local archives and reports in addition to the development and production of artistic works. Contributors have included artists who have presented ideas and developed works for the project's exhibitions and activities, as well as writers engaged in interdisciplinary discussions about art and ecology. According to Oslofjord Ecologies, the connection between art and ecology is obvious, where art and culture can help promote environmental awareness and sustainable solutions.
Submerged Portal also had a strong link to ‘hydrofeminism’.