MalerJam, gallery LNM

MalerJam, gallery LNM

Vigdis Fjellheim, Patrik Entian og Torunn Skjelland

May 10 – May 31, 2013

MalerJam was a painting experiment and a social project where the core ensemble consisted of Vigdis Fjellheim, Patrik Entian, and Torunn Skjelland.
In music, a jam session is described as an opportunity where musicians meet to play freely and informally, often with large elements of improvisation. The jam can be used to find new material, good arrangements, or as a social event where musicians practice.
We brought the jam into the exhibition space. Eight artists were invited to an unfamiliar working situation to practice painting and create an exhibition with an unpredictable course and outcome.

LNM’s space was transformed into an experimental arena where large murals grew over the course of the week leading up to the opening. Nothing was predetermined, and anything was allowed. Ownership of the painting was erased, and the process, collaboration, dynamics, and inspirations took precedence over the finished result.

The invited artists: Peder Kirkvaag Bugge, Fadlabi, Veslemøy Sparre Jansen, Morten Juvet, Hilde Kjønniksen, Jon Løvøen, Marianne Wiig Storaas, and Grethe Unstad.
The process was documented and shown during the exhibition period. At the opening, home-brewed beer was served in honor of MalerJam.