As part of the sound art collective BallongMagasinet (1996 – 2006), starting off at the Oslo feminist radio radiOrakel, Færøy and Jørgensen became vital contributors to the emerging Nordic sound art scene of the 90´s, initating sound and radio productions involving artists, composers, writers etc. The last years working as a duo, they have worked in formates such as radio programs, podcasts, and live radio happenings, all based in their interests concerning human coexistence. Their work often evolves from meeting people in their environment, and processing this into impressionistic portraits and documentary collages composed using voices and concrete sound.  Færøy/Jørgensen has done productions in cooperation with National Broadcastings of Norway and Sweden, Konsthall C Stockholm, Tenthaus Oslo, Notam, Galleri F15, among other art institutions of Norway. Søssa Jørgensen b. 1968, is based in Øvre Ringstad farm. She works in many formats, with anchor points in video, performance and sound. She is one of the artists behind the initiative Sørfinnset skole/ the north land, and was recently co-curating the exhibition-project Skiptvet Agricultural Stories at Gallery F15, Moss. Yngvild Færøy b. 1970, works with drawing and is active as a writer, curator and project manager for public art projects for Public Art Norway (KORO) and the City of Oslo. During 2016-17 she was the Chair of the Board at Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo.

Yngvild Færøy f. 1970 og Søssa Jørgensen f. 1968 er utdannet fra bl.a. Kunstakademiet i Trondheim og står bak en lang rekke lyd- og radioproduksjoner. Som del av Kunstnerkollektivet BallongMagasinet /1996-2006) og de siste årene som duo som med LIve Radio, podkast og lydcollager behandler temaer som kretser rundt kommunikasjon, fellesskap og utenforskap, ofte med  et dokumentarisk utgangspunkt.

Dancer and hybrid artist. Always searching for new sounds and musical collaborations. Contact me for more info if you are interested.

Groupe lyonnais de trip-hop composé de 3 protagonistes (Ramsa / Amindaar / Oldy Pat) qui, fort de leurs univers différents, se font plaisir!
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Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, composer and performer (born Dec. 29th 1973 in Trondheim, Norway), finished composition studies at the Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo in 2000. Her music is performed worldwide by performers such as Klangforum Wien, Oslo Sinfonietta, The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Fretwork, TM+, Cikada and Vertavo string quartets, Quatuor Renoir, Ticom, crashEnsemble, Pearls for Swine Experience, Torben Snekkestad, Marianne Beate Kielland, SPUNK, Frode Haltli, POING and many more. Portrait concerts with her music has been heard in Toronto and Vienna, she has been composer in residence at festivals like Other Minds, San Francisco, Nordland Music Festival, Bodø, and the Avanti! summer festival.

Ratkje has received awards such as the International Rostrum of Composers in Paris for composers below 30 years of age, the Norwegian Edvard prize (work of the year) twice, second prize at the Russolo Foundation, and in 2001 she was the first composer ever to receive the Norwegian Arne Nordheim prize. Her solo album «Voice», made in collaboration with Jazzkammer, got a Distinction Award at Prix Ars Electronica in 2003.

Ratkje is active as a singer/voice user and electronics player as well as studio engineer, as a soloist or in groups such as SPUNK or Agrare. Other collaborations are with Jaap Blonk, Joëlle Léandre, Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins, Stephen O’Malley, Stian Westerhus, Lasse Marhaug, POING and the metal band Trinacria. Ratkje has performed her own music for films, dance and theatre, installations, and numerous other projects. In 2003, she played a leading part in her own opera, based on the texts from the Nag Hammadi Library. In 2005 she performed the voice solo part of her first big work for orchestra, commissioned by Radio France. She has also been soloist with Klangforum Wien and Oslo Sinfonietta.

Her scores are found at the Norwegian Music Information Centre and her records are released on Tzadik, Rune Grammofon, ECM, Kontrans, Asphodel, Important Records and others.

Kristiansand Kunsthall er en av Sørlandets ledende kunstinstitusjoner med formidling av samtidskunst gjennom utstillinger, arrangementer, publikasjoner og  podcasts.

Vi er en utadrettet og publikumsvennlig arena for visuell kunst, som blander det uetablerte og gjennombruddsklare med det klassiske og etablerte.

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