Knut Åsdam The Long Gaze the Short Gaze

In a companion book to the challenging exhibition at Bergen Kunsthalle, viewersexperience the latest work of Norwegian artist Knut Asdam, one of Europe'scentral contemporary practitioners of film, video art and installation. Thispublication brings together a collection of new commissioned texts on the projectsin the exhibition: Asdam's new films, Abyss and Tripoli (both 2010), and a newinstallation work based on the artist's own archive of found photo material.Exploring once again themes of transformation and relocation, borders andboundaries, inside and outside, Asdam confronts issues like the migrationof people between land areas, or physical movement and the bodilyexperience of architecture in urban surroundings.