The Landscapes of Katla Or Tight Squeeze Through a Birds-Eye View: A travelogue by Katla

The Landscapes of Katla Or Tight Squeeze Through a Birds-Eye View: A travelogue by Katla

Katla assumes a corporate body of its own, in order to break free and establish an independent position in this game of life. Displayed in major Norwegian institutions, this is Katla's first manifestation in the US.

KATLA is a collective run by the three artists Mathijs van Geest, Jonas Ib F H Jensen and Ånond Versto. Formed in 2010, the collective plays a game of identity, where actions and objects are 'justified' but also 'camouflaged' by their position within the mockup corporation. Katla assumes a corporate body of its own, in order to break free and establish an independent position in this game of life.

Katla has displayed its efforts in major Norwegian institutions such as Bergen Kunsthall, Bomuldsfabrikken Kunsthall and Kristiansand Kunsthall, as well as in a range of smaller galleries and venues around Norway. This exhibition at Soo Visual Arts Center is Katla’s first manifestation in the US.

SooVAC is now in its second year of an artist exchange program with Telemark Art Center in Skien, Norway. Artists Andrea Carlson, Pao Her, and Alison Hiltner have traveled and had exhibitions at Telemark Art Center. Norway-based artists Marilyn Owen and now Katla collective have travelled to Minneapolis and exhibited work at SooVAC.


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