Meetings and readings with Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold, Tenthaus Art Collective, and students of Hersleb school.

Monday, 27.October
13:30
Hersleb videregående skole, Oslo

Writer Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold and the Tenthaus Art Collective will be joining students at Hersleb Videregående Skole in Oslo for readings and discussions. Building on the tradition of New Norwegian, they will explore the concept of a New New Norwegian, asking which words are missing from the Norwegian language.

The New New Norwegian is a publication project in collaboration with the Literary Journal Vinduet as part of Bergen Assembly.

Tenthaus (established in 2009) is an art collective based in Oslo, working at the intersection of socially engaged art and collective practice. From its origins in educational settings, Tenthaus has since evolved into a network that includes an exhibition space, discursive programmes, a radio platform, and a mobile studio for residencies.

The collective prioritises context-specific approaches, dialogue, and long-term relationships, creating projects that include workshops, performances, publications, and situations of collaborative learning.

Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold (b. 1979, Oslo) made her literary
debut in 2009 with the novel The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am, which was awarded the prestigious Tarjei Vesaas First Book Prize in 2009, and was also shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2013. Skomsvold writes fiction, poetry, and children’s books. She received the Dobloug Prize for her authorship, and her books have been translated into 25 languages.