Path Less Trodden

Watch our premiere of Humanoil, a recorded performance by artist Hege Tapio, followed by the introduction of NOBA – Norwegian Bioart Arena. NOBA is the hub for the expanded field of bioart in Norway, and exists to bridge the gap between artists and scientists working on ecology, biology, technology, activism and art. View NOBA`s facilities and geographical placement by pre-recorded video, featuring its indoor and outdoor spaces. We present people the artists and researchers NOBA is working with to communicate its attitude and projects. Our topics of interest include: alternative ways of human / non-human coexistence; concepts and language surrounding multitude, multiple identities, pluriversal narratives and diversity, and the encounter between modern scientific and old craft methods as ways to materially engage with the local environment. By including prerecorded videos from our network in the long and sparsely populated country of Norway, we present their voices, locations and practices. Watch reports from nomadic, artistic research vessels and permaculture havens, to close-knit human-bacterial relations unfolding beyond the Arctic Circle. We then move into a live video chat that expands on the practices of Hege Tapio and NOBA. Taking the project Humanoil and its themes as a starting point, we will engage live and digital audiences in discussions around art / science collaborations.