Things That Might Be True—Short Cut by Ingrid Rundberg

This exhibition serves as a tool for me to efficiently introduce people to my PhD project, "Things That Might Be True". The webpage is designed to be responsive, allowing it to be viewed on all devices, including computers, phones, and tablets. However, for optimal viewing experience, I recommend using a laptop with a screen size of around 15 inches.

THINGS THAT MIGHT BE TRUE

THINGS THAT MIGHT BE TRUE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Is an ongoing PhD project executed by Ingrid Rundberg in the Department of Design at the University of Bergen, Norway.

The main focus of the research revolves around in what way visual communication as an expanded practice may be used to engage citizens in thinking politically.

This is an artistic research project. You can find the description of the programme for artistic research here.

KEY QUESTION _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

In what way can visual communication, as an expanded practice, be used to engage citizens in thinking politically?
(This is not the final key question).

MAIN SUPERVISOR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Åse Huus

Department of Design
Faculty of Art, Music and Design
University of Bergen

SECOND SUPERVISOR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Matt Malpass

Central Saint Martins
University of the Arts London

PRACTICAL PARTICIPATORY EXPERIMENTATION

TING SOM KAN VÆRE SANT /

THINGS THAT MIGHT BE TRUE

A lecture series at Bergen
Public Library.

STEMMER /

VOICES

A participatory publication on where to find your political voice.

INDRE POLITISKE LANDSKAP /

INNER POLITICAL LANDSCAPE

A practical, collage based, workshop on what to find in your inner political landscape.

THINGS THAT MIGHT BE TRUE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Is a lecture series executed in August, 2020 at Bergen Public Library, aiming to present the act of voting in political elections from the perspectives of rethorics, fake news, and evolusion and political attitudes.

Lecturers:

Ida Andersen Wikøren

Political Rhethoric —
Why can't I understand what they mean?

Bente Kalsnes

Fake News —
What is true?

Thomas H. Kleppestø

Evolution and political attitudes —
Why are people different?

During the lecture series, the audience were introduced to and invited to participate in the publication STEMMER / VOICES.

VOICES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

STEMMER / VOICES is a publication in progress where the public were invited to participate by answering the question, "Where do you find your voice / where do you find out how to vote?" with any type of content that can be conveyed through print.

Thirty people submitted their contributions in the form of comics, texts, photography, flowcharts, and illustrations. All contributors had to provide their names and were not allowed to reveal which political party they voted for.

Contributions (examples)

Contributors represented here:

Eirin Koehler Breivik
Maria Nordtveit
Mattias Nielsen
Hanne Gabrielsen
Karina Birkelund Johansen
Susanna Antonson
Åge Peterson
Eirik Kjelby
Margrethe Pedersen
Siv Lier

INNER POLITICAL LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

The INNER POLITICAL LANDSCAPE workshop was held at the Faculty of Art, Music, and Design in September 2021. During the workshop, participants were asked to create their own inner political landscape using collage techniques. The materials for the collages were provided to all participants at the beginning of the workshop. It was emphasized that all contributions would remain anonymous throughout the workshop.

Contributions (examples)

All participants were asked to write a short text to accompany their visual contribution.

The collage materials used in the workshop consist of scanned and reprinted images of small, everyday objects. These objects were specifically chosen for their non-political qualities.

The scenography is built to create a life-sized, abstract landscape, giving participants the sensation of being inside a staged, fictional site. Three-dimensional objects reflect the printed materials used in the collages, adding to the immersive experience.

Poster invitation to the Inner Political landscape workshop. Riso printed in SRA3 format.

DRAWINGS

Made after being introduced to the history of political ideologies through the course Sampol 103, at the University of Bergen. This history is male, white and Western.