Liv Bugge, Umbilical Fire, 2025, film still. Two-channel video, color, 10’. Cinematographer: Kristoffer Archetti Stølen. Produced for Kunsthall Trondheim. Courtesy of the artist.
Join us as Trondheim comes alive with coordinated events and festivities, celebrating the opening of the Hannah Ryggen Triennale 2025 Mater!
Discover the magic with unique openings at these times and places:
18.00 Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum
19.00 Trondheim kunstmuseum
20.00 Kunsthall Trondheim
21.00 K-U-K Kjøpmannsgata Ung Kunst
22.00 Åpningsfest
So, what's happening at Kunsthall Trondheim?
Kunsthall Trondheim will open the solo exhibition Liv Bugge – Umbilical Fire, and the group exhibition Acid Prints. The opening reception at Kunsthall Trondheim begins at 20:00 and concludes at 21:00, at which time attendees will proceed to the next venue to continue the night's festivities!
The upcoming triennial explores the theme of "mater" – the Latin word for mother – which connects biological motherhood with our cultural heritage and physical world, and reflects how the maternal is deeply woven into our language through words such as "materiality", "matter" and "mother earth". In exploring this theme, Liv Bugge’s exhibition presents, among other things, a symbolic nautical rope spun from sheep and dog wool that weaves together narratives about oil as the “mother’s milk” of modernity, Bugge’s personal story of growing up in a family of sled dogs, and the legacy of Hannah Ryggen, and her politically engaged tapestries.
Bugge's solo exhibition is complemented by three rotating mini-exhibitions throughout the Triennale period. Acid Prints is the first to be unveiled, exploring the compelling question: What is the lifespan of a work of art, and what traces does it leave behind?
Both exhibitions at Kunsthall will be opened by Adam Kleinman, director of Kunsthall Trondheim, at 20:15. Artist Live Bugge will be present.
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The Hannah Ryggen Triennale is initiated by Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum. Collaborating partners are: Dropsfabrikken, Kjøpmannsgata Ung Kunst (K-U-K), Kunsthall Trondheim, Trondheim Art Museum, Trøndelag Center for Contemporary Art, and Ørland/Bjugn Art Association.
Read more about about each institution’s program
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Liv Bugge's exhibition Umbilical Fire is supported by the Bergesen Foundation, Fritt Ord, SpareBank1 SMN Samfunnsutbytte, Sparebankstiftelsen – SMN, the Norwegian Arts Council, the Norwegian Sound and Image Foundation, the Norwegian Visual Artists' Remuneration Fund and the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. The exhibition is curated by Adam Kleinman and Katrine Elise Agpalza Pedersen.
The series of three mini-exhibitions in connection with the Hannah Ryggen Triennale 2025 is supported by the Bergesen Foundation and Sparebankstiftelsen – SMN. Acid Prints is curated by Adam Kleinman and Joe Rowley.