The Sørhellinga building at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) in Ås has undergone complete restoration. In conjunction
with this work, Public Art Norway (KORO) has produced three art projects, all of which take light and spatial expansion as
their point of departure. Based on lighting effects, they come to life through processes of constant change. These art projects
thereby add to the building’s dynamic aspect, a dynamic that is both consistent with the architectural modernisation and with
UMB’s long-term vision.
The Sørhellinga building was originally designed with aspects of economic compactness in mind. For the restoration work, the
overriding architectural idea has therefore been to open up the body of the building to bring in light and air. Deciding to
pursue this concept further, the art selection committee chose a new sky-lit passageway and two glass-roofed inner courtyards
as settings for commissioned artworks. The committee went in search of artists known for challenging work based around light
and space, capable of enhancing these architectural features. The result is three projects by four artists.
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The book
Kunst for menneskelige basalbehov presents the art project that was carried out at Bygg for biologiske basalfag at the University of Bergen in the period 1999-2006.
The book is in Norwegian, but has an introduction in english.
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