Methods of patternmaking #3

Sculpture in pigmented wood, water-based varnish and sustainable materials 320x320x150 cm

For the Oslofjord Triennial 2024 , Nina Torp has immersed herself in the historical and climatic shifts in relation to sea level change and shoreline displacement that the Oslofjord has undergone up to the present day.

The sculpture displayed on Lågøya Island in the Oslofjord, is both transparent and frames surroundings such as rocks, trees and people in the environment. The audience will discover new aspects of the sculpture as they move through it. They will see inscriptions from the site map of the archaeological excavaton in 2015, of the first trees which grew on site in the Mesolithic era and different views through the frames of the sculpture. How you view the artwork is affected by time, light and weather conditions, and the sculpture casts shadows as the sun moves through the day.

Towards the end of the last ice age and in the early Mesolithic period, the landscape around the Oslofjord was very different from today. The sea level was more than 200 metres from the current level. By creating an art project and visiting the site in the Oslofjord where an 11,000-year-old pioneer settlement was located, she is investigating ice melting, sea level rise and land uplift since the last ice age. The project will provide stories and experiences about the site, insight into prehistory and place the Oslofjord in a local and global context.