Inauguration - Art project by Studio ThinkingHand marks the lowest tide on earth

Welcome to the official opening of the art at the new Jøssingfjord Science Museum, marking the unique tidal node of the area - the only coastal area on earth with an absence of tidal changes. 

On Saturday, April 6, 2024, Dalane Folk Museum and Eigersund Næring and Havn KF invite you to the opening of Studio ThinkingHand's permanent art installation Amphibiome. The first part of the artwork is now set up close to the coastline in front of the Jøssingfjord Science Museum, and the second part will follow at Egersund port in 2025. The work focuses on the world's lowest tide. Off the coast between Sokndal and Eigersund lies an amphidromic point - a zero point in the ocean where the tide equalizes itself. This unique phenomenon has always affected life here, both above and below the sea surface.

For 2 years, Studio ThinkingHand has worked with local divers and marine biologists in the area to explore how maritime habitats are affected by tidal currents, geology, and human interventions. In their work, the artists invite you to follow their journey deep down in the ocean to explore the life here we cannot normally see. Join the opening on April 6 and dive deeper into the art and mysteries of the tide! Here, among other things, you will meet the artists and the diver who contributed to the project.

Welcome!

Program for the day:

• 1:00-1:15 PM: Speech and ribbon cutting by the director of KORO, Sigurd Sverdrup Sandmo

• 1:15-2:10 PM: Light refreshments in the museum cafe.

• 1:30-2:00 PM: Cultural performance

• 2:10-2:30 PM: Artist talk with Studio ThinkingHand, diver and underwater photographer Erling Svendsen, moderated by curator Ida Højgaard Thjømøe.

• 2:45-3:30 PM: Film screening: Documentary about the Tidal Project by IDOART (15 min), "Moving Mountain" by Nanna Elvin Hansen and Ase Brunbrog Lie (22 min) introduced by Maiken Stene, Velferden - Scene of Contemporary Art

Credits:

The artwork is owned by the Dalane Folk Museum and Eigersund Næring og Havn
The art project is curated by Ida Højgaard Thjømøe
Cover photo: I DO ART Agency

The art project is part of THE TIDE IS CHANGING - an art program (2020-2025) owned by Eigersund Næring og Havn, which focuses on the region's unique tidal phenomenon through art.

Thank you kindly for supporting the project:

• KORO - Public Art Norway

• Nordic Culture Point

• Rogaland Fylkeskommune

• Eigersund Kommune

• Sokndal Kommune