va dee natland sb?

Now the difficult part comes... so... what is Natland SB?

Natland SB is initiated in Bergen Norway and run by Hilde N (the director managing) and Sluik R (a disposable curator). The issues it exposes, items it presents are collected from their immediate surroundings.

Natland SB continues a thought and questions a quote made popular by German architect Mies van der Rohe: less is more. Natland SB agrees and suggests to add in this century: but how much.

Natland SB dismisses todays trend of a future recyclable and sustainable society as a modern indulgence to ease the soul. Natland SB investigates the decomposability of contemporary art forms meanwhile contributing to clarify the fact art is the only stable science humans have.

Natland SB started as an online gallery showing daily objects they and their neighbors want to get rid of at the communal waste facilities of a housing estate just north of Paradis. In this compound was conveniently enough already a nail in the wall. Natland SB simply started to hang the rejects on this nail, photograph and publish them.

Natland SB also organizes happenings like seminars and meetings of the rectangular table. Natland SB furthermore gets involved into other outdoor matters like a gallery on site or the temporary participation in so-called artistic dialogs.

One effect of the Natland SB activities is less visual rubbish around some places. This might be in the end the biggest contribution. Natland SB is without sorrows.

Vem er Sb Natland?

fourth manifest - appendix

Although Natland SB is at the moment not around the galleri but more near Rome it does support and contribute, however small, to the B-OPEN activities end of this month in the town of Bergen. It hereby likes to thank the meceanas who made that possible with the emphasis on our poverty and the rejection of the temporal in favour this time of the spiritual and this all in great abundance.

oops... no fourth... natland sb is a ...

On 24 August 2010 22:49, Natland SB wrote to B-OPEN:
Hei V from B-OPEN, Natland SB has been very silent this summer towards you and now we break the silence with kind of sad news: participating in B-OPEN has become complicated. So complicated that we feel we are forced to withdraw.

The months October and November we will live in Rome Italy and so we are not around in Bergen.

Natland SB also talked with Bergen Arkitekt Skole director and was not impressed with her enthusiasm for the Hall of Shame. We think our proposal was strong and to come up with an alternative strategy would be less strong.

Natland SB apologizes and wishes B-OPEN a good time and for us another time. Or... maybe you have a budget for our flying tickets and then we could still do it. And w

Hilsen, H N a director managing and Ron Sluik the disposable curator.

On 25 August 2010 09:13, V from B-OPEN replied:

Hi H and Ron,

I hope you had a wonderful summer and that you are excited about the seemingly stressful fall! Myself, I feel I could have had some more sun of course, but else the summer was great :)

It's always sad to withdraw, but that's how things are some times. B-open does not have the economy to fly you in for the event. However, I hope you have the possibility to participate at in B-open in the future, and that you will continue your work in Bergen and the rest of the internet-world with Gallery SB Natland.

Good luck with your trip and work and everything,
best wishes from V.

On 26 August 2010 11:31, Natland SB wrote:

1000 tak for your understanding, V. Natland SB will continue the activities!
Maybe somehow you can put us in the B-OPEN list of galleries and artists as an active member of the kommune so that people can visit us online?

Hilsen, Natland SB

On 26 August 2010 22:07, V replied:

We can of course post your link on the B-open website under your profile as a gallery, that's actually a very good idea. Then you are participating :)
If you would like to do that, please send me some info on the gallery and some images, and pay the fee for participation of 300,- to account number 0539 5978529 (the fee is for organisation, info-material etc.)

I hope you too think of this as a good solution!
V

On 27 August 2010 14:47, Natland SB cried:

Thank you V for reminding us our galleri is disposable.

N SB

fourth manifest - proposal

B Open has invited Natland SB art Galleri to participate in their event in Bergen (28.10 - 01.11). Natland SB has proposed 3 projects to B Open. Green light was returned. Natland SB has now skipped the second proposal due to the amount of work involved and the enthusiasm of B Open:


1. Natland SB Open Museum:
Kunstmuseum Bergen exhibits during one day on one nail an artwork made by anybody (who wants to participate) next to the best work the museum has in stock (according to Natland SB's taste). The length of the exhibition of one work is about 5 minutes (depends on demand). The works are limited in size and weight by the fact that they must be able to hang on that nail. A photo is made of the artist in between the 2 exhibited works. A website catalog is realized to show the beauties for eternity and as proof for the participants they really exhibited in a genuine museum. Natland SB and B Open make an open call in the local newspapers and online beforehand which leads to the artists standing in line.

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3. Natland SB Hall of Shame:
Visual artists in Bergen deliver one of their art works they always wanted to get rid of but which for whatever reason is still hanging around and in the way. Natland SB helps the artist with a dilemma and the art out of misery and prevents the work to end up on display without consent after for instance the sudden death of the artist by getting it disposed immediately.... but not after exhibiting it for just one day. Kind of exposements of Entartete Kunst in all it's purity. Natland SB wants to ask the Bergen Arkitekt Skole in Sandviken to use the empty silo for this event. A website catalog of the works is made which will be deleted the day after it is finished. The Bergen commune supports the event by sponsoring a container.

The Natland SB director managing expects no obstacles on the way.