Tanja Schlander
Oslo Kunstforening
13/9, 18.00
Free entry (Part of Oslo kulturnatt)
Tanja Schlander – vocal and performance
Julia Morgan – violin
Erik Kimestad Pedersen – trumpet
Ole Mofjell – drums
Andreas Røysum – clarinet
Admir Korjenic – sound
In her sound art and performance practice, Danish artist Tanja Schlander often casts herself as her heroine, the character of Pippi Longstocking from Astrid Lindgren’s famous children’s books. She also applies ideas from zone therapy, astrology and the Tarot in her work. This special sequence of three performances is in connection with visual artist Rona Yefman’s exhibition The Strongest Girl in the World, at Oslo Kunstforening running until 06.10.2019.
First, she will conduct a psychic Tarot reading using a specially made Tarot pack. Cards featuring scenes from the Pippi books will be used in Schlander’s readings for individual audience members.
Afterwards, Schlander will present an improvisational free jazz blowout featuring herself on vocals and a band dressed as characters from Lindgren’s fiction.
In her third performance piece, The Vaginal Phonogram, Schlander inserts a microphone into intimate parts of her body to generate an internal sound portrait.
Produced in collaboration with Rona Yefman and Oslo Kunstforening.
The exhibition is supported by The Artist Grant Program.
(Photo: Rona Yefman)
