The second visit of students from University of Arts in Poznan took place from 14th of September to 24th, 2023 at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Music and Design, University of Bergen. The student mobility is enabled through the generous funding of EEA (Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway grants), and in it Polish students worked together with Norwegian students (enrolled in the Site & Context course at the Art Academy in Bergen) for an intensive workshop of 10 days which commenced with a presentation of artistic practices of everyone involved. The Polish guests were introduced to the work of Bergen-based artists and lecturers at KMD and were also given a guided tour through the KMD building and workshops situated in Møllendalsveien 61. An excursion of the city of Bergen was also planned as part of the stay, along with a hike to the mountain Ulriken. The group was invited to take part in a workshop entitled “The Collective Voice” with artist, performer and composer Alwynne Pritchardt, and an artist talk at Bergen Kunsthall with the contemporary artist, Sudanese Norwegian Ahmed Umar.
Brazilian artist and writer Nayara Leite who is based in Bergen and associate professor, inter-relational digital media-artist David Rych also introduced their work to the visiting students and lecturers from UAP, and on Tuesday the 19th of September they were invited to attend the seminar How Norway made the World Whiter by Marte Johnslien and Ingrid Halland which critically interrogates how white pigment titanium dioxide changed surfaces in art, architecture, and design.
The workshops where all students worked in groups reflected the competencies and research interests of lecturers and not least the overarching focus of the Illusion of Form-project on developing new teaching strategies and strengthening relations at the level of higher art education between Poland and Norway. Students worked with holograms, 3D, green screen, photo and video, public spaces / performance happenings.