Silence
Stilla is a practice of silence in an artistic context. I started this project in the medieval building
Nonneseter klosterkapell in Bergen. The room does not belong to the church but has a sacred
atmosphere that immediately spoke to me. I have explored the space by committing myself to be
there in silence an hour once a week as well as making the room available to the public and
receiving their impressions. To develop the project and explore silence in an artistic context in a
more direct way, Stilla will move from Nonneseter to a few gallery spaces in Bergen during
autumn 2023.
musikk og stillhet is a collaborative project between me and composer Julia Constance Wiger-
Nordås where we explore the impact of silence when encounter with contemporary music. Julias
self-composed pieces of music are regularly performed surrounded by silence in different sacred
spaces in Bergen.