In collaboration with Hurtigruten and with the support of Miljødirektoratet and Hurtigruten Foundation, Lise Wulff is doing a large EcoArt project in lovely Lofoten, Norway. Passengers and crew of Hurtigruten collected 1.500 kg of garbage along the coastline of Norway the 19th of September. The plastic waste is mounted on a fish rack in Svolvær, gradually filling up the rack. HESJE is the Norwegian word for a rack
Every night, as the Hurtigruten ships enter the harbor of Svolvær, Lise Wulff is meeting up to collect the plastic garbage from the beach cleanings carried through by the passengers and crew. The plastic is used in the EcoArt installation HESJE. The amount of plastic is overwhelming
The first group of passengers from Hurtigruten could witness the nordic lights while mounting the EcoArt work HESJE. The passengers had picked plastic garbage from the coast of Bodø during the day, and now, they could put some of it on the fish rack in Svolvær. Plastic vs fish….
An enormous effort has been made by Hurtigruten’s passengers and crew, making the coast line of Norway 1.500 kilos “cleaner”. 11 ships participated in this fleetwide beach cleanup, and the waste will be part of Lise Wulff’s EcoArt project HESJE (Norwegian for fish rack). If the plastic pollution of our oceans continue iwhth the speed we have today, there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans in 2050 The project urge all people to make a difference by minimizing the use of plastics, not throwing waste in nature, and picking up waste. Thanks to the support of Miljødirektoratet and Hurtigruten […]
In collaboration with Hurtigruten and with the support of Miljødirektoratet and Hurtigruten Foundation, Lise Wulff is doing a large EcoArt project in lovely Lofoten, Norway. Passengers and crew of Hurtigruten will collect garbage along the coastline of Norway the 19th of September. Today, Lise Wulff started out with her own beach cleaning. The plastic waste will be mounted on a fish rack during the week to come. As the ships are entering the harbor of Svolvær, passengers will put the waste on the rack (called HESJE in Norwegian), and the rack will be gradually filled up. 1 piece of beautiful […]
To prepare the upcoming EcoArt project HESJE in collaboration with Hurtigruten, Lise Wulff visited the beautiful islands of Lofoten, Norway. The project consists of two parts; first, Hurtigruten’s passengers and crew will pick garbage along the coastline of Norway. Second, the garbage will be mounted on a fish rack in order to visualize the amount of plastic that is in our oceans. Here follows some photos from the trip: The fish rack below is situated in Svolvær. It is among the largest ones. Normally, the fish is hanging to dry from February/March to May/June, but this one still had fish heads […]
A two meter tall shape of rusted reinforcement mesh is placed by the seaside in Svelvik. The citizens tie threads on the mesh, making it gradually more dense and less transparent. Still, the wind will open up the rounded shape, in which people can enter to watch their surroundings through a colorful filter. The sculpture will be moved to different places around Svelvik, amongst other outside Berger Museum Fosskleiva – a previous weaving factory. The art work is left in the hands of the public, who is invited to continue to put their threads on the mesh. The project is commissioned […]
The team behind the outdoor art installation “Home is a Foreign Place” was invited to the Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2016, by the Municipality of Bærum and the Mayor, Mrs. Lisbeth Hammer-Krog. Before the concert, there was a reception by the Mayor at Bærum Kunsthall.
A relational art project by Lise Wulff and Vigdis Storsveen, involving refugees to Norway and Norwegian youth. The work reflects on the concept of «home» and deals with topics such as self-sufficiency, sustainability, housing and real estate. It is made from reclaimed wood painted in colours that the participants related to the word “home”. Two constructions were made from the material. The first one was shown during the exhibition “Kunst rett Vest” at Dikemark, Norway. The second one was placed outside the site for the Nobel Peace Prize concert 2016, commissioned by the Municipality of Bærum.
The local newspaper Budstikka writes about the installation of LIME KILN, an outdoor art work commissioned by Moen Eiendom AS for Vettre Torg in Norway. The art work is a collaboration with Riri Green and 140 pupils at Vettre school, who have made their own ceramic tiles with drawings inspired by the local history.
Today, the outdoor work LIME KILN was installed at Vettre Torg, Norway. The art work is a collaboration with Riri Green and the pupils at Vettre school, who have made ceramic tiles with drawings inspired by the local history. The work is commissioned by Moen Eiendom AS.
A relational art project by Lise Wulff and Vigdis Storsveen, involving refugees to Norway and Norwegian youth. The work reflects on the concept of «home» and deals with topics such as self-sufficiency, sustainability, housing and real estate. It is made from reclaimed wood painted in colours that the participants related to the word “home”. Two constructions were made from the material. The first one was shown during the exhibition “Kunst rett Vest” at Dikemark, Norway. See the making of the first installation here >>>
For the relational art work “Home is a Foreign Place”, a series of workshops were conducted with refugees and Norwegian youth. The workshops resulted in two outdoor art installations. The project was a commissioned work, realized in collaboration with artist Vigdis Storsveen. During the first workshop, the participants talked about the word “home” and – amongst other – which colors they related to “home”. In the following workshops, reclaimed wood was painted in the chosen colors. Two constructions were built with the material. See the building of the first construction here >>>
Bærum – Revisited er et visuelt møte med Bærums historie, fra 1900 og frem til i dag. Prosjektet inviterer Bærums befolkning til å delta med sine egne fotografier og små fortellinger. Det vises på Henie Onstad Kunstsenter som del av utstillingen UTOPIA BÆRUM, fra 16. oktober 2016 til 15. januar 2017. Det engelske ordet “revisit” betyr å besøke igjen, men også å vurdere, diskutere og betrakte på nytt. Gjennom arkivfoto og private bilder ønsker kunstneren bak prosjektet, Lise Wulff, å skape en visuell strøm av inntrykk; Bygninger og gater, folk og interiør, aktiviteter og ting. Hva skjedde? Hva hadde vi på […]
The Scream from Nature is an eco art project which aims to raise consciousness about the relationship between humans and nature. The project is a contemporary interpretation of Edvard Munch’s masterpiece the Scream, in which the iconic anxiety-ridden face is recreated outdoors in nature, with a variety of materials. See a 3 minutes video about the project or visit the project’s web site! Munch wrote several texts about the Scream motif, the most poignant among these being: “I felt a huge unending scream course through nature”. Now, over 100 years later, we hear another ”scream” from nature: droughts, forest fires, floods, earth slides, extreme weather, melting glaciers, rising […]
350 solar lamps were donated to schools and orphanages in the Inle Lake area, as part of The Scream from Nature project. 70-80% of the population of Myanmar lives without electricity.
The third Nordic Somali Youth Summit was arranged in 2014 and gathered 200 Somali youth from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland. The DignityArt project from the Oslo and Stockholm summit was taken further at the Copenhagen summit, using the participants input to enhance the proud poetry traditions of Somalia. Before the conference, the youth were invited to send in their favorite Somali poem, or a poem of their own, or other words for inspiration. A great, international mixture of poetry, wise words and proverbs from all over the world was the result – a true international attitude. Inspirational texts from the youth were printed on cards […]
The celebration of Edvard Munch’s 150th anniversary has come to an end. The environment art project The Scream from Nature has engaged people all over the world. Check out the highlights video or see more info on the project here! Even though the Munch150 program is over, The Scream from Nature keeps going. You can follow the project on Facebook, and you are welcome to make your own Scream contribution and share on the same Facebook page or on Instagram #thescreamfromnature.
The second Nordic Somali Youth Summit was arranged in 2013 and gathered 150 Somali youth from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland. The DignityArt project from the Oslo summit was taken further at the Stockholm summit, amongst other as a mosaic back drop on stage during the Timbuktu concert. The Nordic Somali Youth Summit is a yearly summit aiming to promote dialogue and discussion around the issues of education, employment and social entrepreneurship opportunities. It includes a job fair with representatives from different companies, organizations and agencies, a help desk for resume building, CV writing and job training, as well as musical performance and […]
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The first Nordic Somali Youth Summit was arranged in Oslo in 2012 and gathered 100 Somali youth from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland. The participants contributed to the visual elements of the summit through a DignityArt project by Lise Wulff. The Nordic Somali Youth Summit is a yearly summit aiming to promote dialogue and discussion around the issues of education, employment and social entrepreneurship opportunities. It includes a job fair with representatives from different companies, organizations and agencies, a help desk for resume building, CV writing and job training, as well as musical performance and inspiring speeches from role models. The summit is […]
A return point for plastic plastic bottles was established in the village center, and quickly the 2000 bottles needed were at place. Using the Junk Raft that crossed the Pacific Ocean in 2010 as a model, a smaller version was build to go sailing on the Vltava river in Prague. The Ahoj! Raft project aimed at raising awareness on plastic and chemical pollution issues. Lise Wulff took part during her stay at ArtMill, together with Barbara Benish, Leslie Moyer and Stephen Amato-Salvatierra.
A site specific work placed at the entrance of the Nansen park. The park is named after Fritjof Nansen, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work. After the First World War he was in charge of the exchanges of 400.000 prisoners of war between Russia, Germany and the former Austria-Hungary. The International Flag Project was comissioned by the Municipality of Bærum to the artists Sverre Hoel, Vigdis Storsveen, Christine Istad, Alison Leggat, Line Schjølberg and Lise Wulff. 62 flags were mounted above the walking path. The flags were made by seven local schools, and the pupils were invited […]
