Seminar 6 is an extra seminar offered to research fellows who would like to meet their peers in quiet surroundings to discuss and reflect together.
Seminar 6 is an extra seminar offered to research fellows that would like to meet physically to discuss their projects. Graduated research fellows are invited to share their experiences related to presenting the final artistic work and defending their project in the public Viva Voce.
There will also be plenty of time to discuss the fellow´s projects in informal conversations.
The seminar is open to all fellows participating in the Norwegian Artistic Research School. You do not have to have completed any of the other seminars to qualify for participation.
Please note that participation in seminar 6 is optional and not part of the mandatory seminars in the Research School.
We aim for an informal seminar, with lot of freedom and space for small conversations, based on trust, openness and willingness to share and support each other.
Tuesday September 21
12:56-16:01: Train Bergen – Vatnahalsen
08:25-13:29: Train Oslo – Vatnahalsen (alternatively Oslo - Myrdal 12:03 - 16:45. Myrdal - Vatnahalsen: 20 minutes walk on Rallarvegen).
18:00-19:00: Welcome session – becoming familiar (Liv Kristin Holmberg and Fernanda Branco)
19:00-19:30: Short and informal workshop – mapping expectations and identifying needs, shaping and refining the programme for day 2 and 3 (Linda Lien)
19:30-21:00: Dinner at Vatnahalsen Hotel
Wednesday September 22
07:30-09:30: Breakfast
10:00-10.15: Short morning ritual: Paying attention to the weaknesses / cracks in our projects (Fernanda Branco and Elliot Moleba)
10:30-12:30: Parallel group work sessions – small groups digging into different themes and subjects defined by the fellows and their needs
12:30-13:45: Lunch at Vatnahalsen Hotel
13:45-14:45: Conversations and input from graduated research fellow (Tale Næss)
15:00-16:00: Outdoor session - conversations and input from graduated research fellow (Knut Olaf Sunde)
16:00-17:00: Outdoor cooking
17:00-19:00: Time on your own, rest, walk and talk
19:30-21:30: Dinner at Vatnahalsen Hotel
Thursday September 23
07:30-09:30: Breakfast at Vatnahalsen Hotel
10:00-10.15: Short morning ritual Bringing something back home (Fernanda Branco)
10:30 –11:30: Parallel group work sessions – small groups digging into different themes and subjects defined by the fellows and their needs
11:30-12:45: Lunch at Vatnahalsen Hotel
13:09-15:59: Train Vatnahalsen-Bergen
13:09-19:05: Train Vatnahalsen-Oslo
About the hotel
The seminar will take place at Vatnahalsen Hotel, Myrdal. Read more about the location: https://www.vatnahalsen.no/en
The price is NOK 1890 per night, meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) included.
HK-dir will book the accommodation for registered participants.
Packing list
We recommend you bring functional and warm outdoor clothing:
Don´t you have such clothes? Let us know what you miss and your size, and we will do our best to borrow clothes you can use during the seminar.
The hotel can only be reached by train. Tickets: https://www.vy.no/
We reccommend you to buy tickets for the following departures:
21 September
23 September
Learn more about graduated fellow Knut Olaf Sunde and his PhD project:
Learn more about graduated fellow Janne-Camilla Lyster and her PhD project:
Learn more about graduated fellow Tale Næss and her PhD project:
Learn more about the institutional guidelines (excerpt) - presentation shared in seminar 5, June 2021.
We would like you to bring a weakness or a crack in your project to the seminar.
Thid could be described by words, or take form of an object, a visual, a sound or a movement.
If you would like to share material with the other participants before the seminar, you should send this to: pku@hkdir.no no later than September 13.
The infection control rules and recommendations given by the Norwegian authorities will be followed.
Infection prevention measures
We encourage all participants to take a coronavirus test within 48 hours before the seminar.
The seminar is not part of the mandatory research school seminars, but it might be possible to include in your individual training component. If desired, please discuss this with your institution. To document the participation and the learning outcome, you should:
Seminars in the Norwegian Artistic Research School normally has a workload equal to 3 credits (75-90 hours).
Norwegian Artistic Research School offers through seminars, meetings and conferences joint training for doctoral fellows in Artistic Research.