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FOUNDERS
Anne-Britt Rage (Norway) is a conceptual artist with roots in the idea-based dematerialized art from the 80s. With a background as a historian of ideas and political scientist with many years of artist in residencies in e.g. South Africa and Russia, she has worked in different constellations over the years. She believes in interdisciplinary, international forms of collaboration and has initiated projects with emphasis on migration, xenophobia and organic agriculture. She is currently based in Lier.
Christel Fetzer (Germany) is a visual artist with education from the Academy in Münster. She works with installations that reflect on the phenomenon of designed nature as a living place and/or place of residence. She develops color compositions in minimalist forms that compete with the wild growth in the surrounding landscape. She lives in Berlin.
Radwan Zanhar (Syria/Norway) is an agricultural engineer educated at Al-baath University in Homs. He has worked on aquaponic systems with zero emissions and circular growing systems in Syria and Turkey. Zanhar is concerned with forestry and the environment, and he is currently working on the renewal of water and waste pipes and is a permanent employee at Kjeldaas as. He lives in Drammen.
Anneke von der Fehr (Norway) is a visual artist. Since the mid 90´s she has been working on national as well as international projects. Her works move between different genres and borders, including sculpture / video / photo and installation. They are often contextual and site-specific. She lives and works in Oslo, Norway.
PARTICIPANTS
Carl Fredrik Berg is a soundartist who has been participating extensively in artist performances and exhibitions. Lately, he has been focusing on his own label: The Multiverse Ensemble. He is based in Bærum, Norway.
Merethe Kvernrød is a political scientist with training as an interpreter in Russian. She is also a Nordlys coach and supervisor. She has more than 35 years of experience with meditation practice, mainly within Buddhism. She has taught Qigong and meditation in Norway and internationally for a number of years and also practices shamanism. She has extensive experience in working with people in crises and difficult life situations.