Event start: 13:00
The poetry reading is in Norwegian.
Admission with a regular entrance ticket to the museum.
Everyone who will be moving through the exhibition areas must take time to leave bags, umbrellas and liquid bags in the lockable lockers in the lobby.
Over three Sundays in January we’ll be lighting up the dark days with the music-poetry project Solplomme (Sun-yolk), performed in the very room where Edvard Munch’s painting The Sun is hanging.
Solplomme is a collaboration between author Anna Kleiva and musician Vilde Tuv, exploring midsummer legends and nature’s changeability. It’s a unique opportunity to hear summer-night music and poetry while you’re surrounded by Munch’s large-scale works.
Solplomme is inspired by nature, the climate and the landscape of Romedalen in Ørsta, where the piece was first performed. Tuv’s music consists of synthesizers, flutes, vocals and field recordings. The sound world and theme were created together during research trips to Vartdal, Ørsta and Romedalen. Tuv made field recordings in the countryside, and the artists have investigated midsummer traditions throughout history.
Solplomme was released as a book and CD by Oktober Forlag in autumn 2024.
Anna Kleiva (b. 1985) is an award-winning writer, essayist and poet. She has published several critically acclaimed books and poetry collections on Oktober Forlag. She writes about themes such as place, belonging, nature, freedom, movement and language. She received the Bjørnson stipend and Melsom Prize for her poetry collection Vårar seinare.
Vilde Tuv (b. 1986) is an artist, musician and composer. She has a decade of concerts, critically acclaimed releases and exciting collaborations behind her. Her music has melancholic undertones and she is known for her honest, direct performances. Her latest album Melting Songs won the Spellemann Prize for Electronica.
Poto: Helge Brekke
