Eden and Everything After
Keywords:
art, art history, archaeology, exhibitions, August Macke, Franz Marc, Eden, soapstones, falconry, Jan Bruegel the ElderSynopsis
The temporary exhibition Eden and Everything After is one of a series of exhibitions where the Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger, collaborates with artists to invite their unique perspectives into our museum.
Our exhibitions are meant to share collections, but often the objects are presented in solitude, although several together on a showcase shelf, they are elliptical and turn on their own axes. The rich life that surrounded them, in all its dirty physicality, is lost in translation. It is our work as a research institution to bring forth knowledge of those messy, lively interfaces that once existed.
Dissemination of our research, both of its foundational value and its consequences for current affairs, is part of our strategic mission. A fruitful approach to reach this aim is to collaborate with artists and other strong, current voices. Eden and Everything After is one of several projects where we welcome artists to activate our collections. By welcoming the artistic gaze, we wish to give our visitors a new dimension and inspire to novel refections on our own exhibitions.
Chapters
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Connecting to the PastArtistic Research and Intuitive Listening
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Eden – Time and AgainAn Essay on Despair and Hope
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Encounters with Animals from Lost Worlds
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Of Honey-Coloured Stone
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The Snake, the Fruit and an Ancient Truth
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The Raptor-Human Relationship in Falconry
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The Falconer
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Realising Urban Imaginaries of EdenGreen Transport Access in Stavanger
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Rebuilding Paradise LostDutch Art and Innovation as Both Ideal and Solution
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Expanding EdenAnimal discovery and rethinking paradise in Jan Brueghel the Elder’s Garden of Eden
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Traumatic Imagination in Franz Marc’s Animalisation of Art
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Interpretation of the Fanal as Hortus Conclusus
