MOMENTUM biennale participants announced

Since 2009, the group has worked in various configurations. Its focus is on local contexts, exploring collectivity and inclusion through various types of involvement. It is distinguished by an open, process-oriented form of participation and cooperation. Tenthaus is constantly reimagining itself, exploring what it means to be an artist engaging with the public and what constitutes a meaningful, socially engaged practice.

“Tenthaus as an art collective is moving toward a model of polyphonic co-authorship. Polyphonic suggests the harmonic possibility of producing more than one independent melody at a time in a single composition. To a great extent, this is how Tenthaus functions; each individual practice both resonates and amplifies itself through collective work. We produce and involve many themes and curatorial ideas at the same time. In this way, we are able to explore a myriad of concurrences; subjects and artistic forms each carrying resonance and meaning,” explains the collective.

Tenthaus employs a gathering tactic for the biennale. The idea is to start with the practices of the artists they invite and work from there, then come together to identify common threads of connection. This approach spreads throughout the collective’s ecosystem, both locally and globally, to include artists, designers, editors, newspapers, artist-run galleries, international biennales, and local schools, who collaborate on a range of art projects throughout the biennale. MOMENTUM 12: Together as to gather explores what spontaneously arises out of gathering people, places, and moments through this process.

The list is long and growing, and participants include:

YTB, WET, Well-Being Residency Network, Wei-Ting Zeng/Tseng, Victoria Idland Erichsen, Valentina Martínez Mariscal, Tokyo Biennale, Thomas Iversen, The 12th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, Tenthaus Radio / Radio InterFM, Tegnetriennalen, Tarje Eikanger Gullaksen, Studio150, Stephanie Lüning, Stefan Schröder, Stan D’Haene, Stacy Brafield, So Yo Hen, Shahrzad Malekian, Sara Enger Larsen, Salangen Biennale 23 / If Paradise Is Half As Nice, ROM for Kunst og Arkitektur, Post.Design, Podium / Struktura, Paulina Stroynowska, Pablo Helguera, Nikhil Vettukattil, Morag Keil, Mechu Rapela, Matilde Balatti, Matias Laurent Garcia Fossnæs, Marte Huke, Marte Helene Fosse, Marie Cole, Margrethe Pettersen, Lise B Linnert + 4.kl Møllergata Skole since 2018, Linnea Herlofsen Tostrup, Line Solberg Dolmen, Leila Marina Centioni, Lea Kreul Bærug, Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art / Survival Kit, Laura Perrot, Larnaca Biennale, La Hervidera, MFA in Art and Public Space at Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Kirkeparken vgs, Kate Rich, Kabila Stepháne, Julia Høye Pacheco, Joanna Chia-yu Lin, Jessica Williams, Jeff Watt, Jasper Siverts, Jacky Jaan-Yuan Kuo, Jaanus Samma, Ida Uvaas, Hulias, House of Foundation / Lyse Netter, Hermetiske Skygger, Helsinki Biennial, Helen Eriksen, Gudskul, Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, Germain Ngoma, Galleri F 15, Gabo Camnitzer, Fredrikstad Kommune / Tall Ships Races, Fotogalleriet, Fotobook DUMMIES Day, Freja Burgess & Felix Dahlström Persson, Ewa Hubar, Escuela de Garaje, Enrique Guadarrama Solis, Elina Suoyrjö, Ebba Moi, Den Nasjonale Jury / The 136th Autumn Exhibition, Diane Severin Nguyen, Deise Faria Nunes, Daniela Ramos Arias, Dáiddadállu, Daddy’s Dinners, Bukola Oyebode, Billie McTernan, Bienal SACO, Bienal del Sur, Bienal de Cuenca, Belén Santillán, Anna Olsen, Ann Cathrin Hertling, Andrea Parkins, Anawana Haloba, Ana Marques Engh, Alex Eek, Alessandro Marchi, Aisel Wicab

Tenthaus curated the exhibition. MOMENTUM 12: Together as to Gather takes place at Galleri F 15 on the island of Jelya near Moss, Norway, from June 10 to October 8, 2023. The biennale’s 12th edition is the first to be curated by an art collective.

Galleri F 15 organizes and produces the MOMENTUM biennale, which was founded in 1998. MOMENTUM has continually supported compelling curatorial vision and served as a forum for investigating the exhibition format, both in the Nordic context and from a worldwide viewpoint, for over two decades.