Pilgrimsferd til Nidaros is an exhibition of paintings, an installation and puppet theater performance by artist Eric Leiser. The opening reception will take place at 7-11pm, Friday 8th of April at the Live With Animals Gallery in Brooklyn. Puppet performance at 9pm April 8th, 9th and 10th.
Pilgrimsferd til Nidaros is an exhibition comprised of several elements, one being paintings celebrating the arrival of spring loosely based upon the study of 19th century Norwegian Folk Art. The paintings focus more specifically on the art form of Rosemaling (Norwegian for rose painting), an form of decorative folk art that originated in the rural valleys of Norway. The second element of the exhibition is a Norwegian Stabbur house focusing on Nidaros, as Northern Europe's most important Christian pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages, the goal of pilgrims being the Nidaros Cathedral. Lastly, the exhibition will cover Viking art pre and post Christianity in paintings and animation. A puppet play based on the 18th century Norwegian Fairytale The Boy who went after the North Wind will be performed each night with life size puppets in Bunraku style with accompanying animation and live score by Jeffrey Leiser.
Eric Leiser is an artist, animator, director, puppeteer, holographer and curator who currently lives and works in New York City. He creates animated feature films and shorts as well as works that integrate animation, puppetry, holography, sound and live performance/installation. Leiser is interested in spiritual surrealism and how animation transforms perception when it is combined with live action space creating a fantastical/spiritually surrealistic quality.
Eric Leisers works have been shown at MoMA, MASS MoCA, ISTANBUL MODERN, Victoria and Albert Museum, The Ruben H. Fleet Space Museum, British Film Institute and Anthology Film Archives.
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