Talking North - II

22 April 2010, Norway Days in Murmansk 2010

Arne O. Holm is an experienced writer, in-depth journalist and editor, and has worked for the Norwegian media such as NRK, Dagbladet, Dagens Næringsliv and Svalbardposten. He has won several prizes for his social and political engaged reportages, and has written books, amongst them, about Svalbard-related issues.

Alexander Shaburov – en av kunstnere i gruppen ”Blue Noses”, fastslår: ”En kunstner skal ikke barebefinne seg på en uoppnåelig kunst biennale i Berlin, – han skal først og fremst være kunstner på sitt eget kjøkken… Når du fødes – er det en happening, blir du gift – er det en performance, flytter du inn i ny leilighet – er det enviroment!”
Han Har også skrevet flere bøker: ”Vår tids helt/ Helten i vår tid”, ”Livet til supermana”, ”Vanlige folks gleder”.

Oil For Art – performance by Amund Sjølie Sveen
Amund Sjølie Sveen gives an introduction to the Oil for Art program. This is a new Norwegian governmental program designed to answer the vital challenges of modern Norwegian life. To quote Prime-Minister Jens Stoltenberg: «One of the problems we face today, is that though we now experience considerable material wealth, we are obviously having problems filling life with meaningful content. In other words: We have plenty to live of, but not very much to live for.»
When the people of Iraq were starving, the UN initiated the Oil for Food program, to help Iraq exchange oil for food. The people of Norway has plenty of oil and plenty of food, but needs something to be excited about. We need the Oil for Art program.