01/06/2026
Ingrid Solbakken 3/6
Avgangsstudent ved Ytre Kunstfagskole
Refraksjon: kunsten å bøye lys
22.05–07.06
Denne våren fylles kunsthallen av seks nye kunstneriske stemmer gjennom avgangsutstillingen.
I installasjonen «Thief of Strings» inviterer Ingrid Solbakken publikum inn i et fantasieunivers formidlet gjennom tekst, illustrasjoner og maleri. Med en lesekrok, skisser fra fortellingens landskap og et utdrag fra den første boken i en planlagt trilogi, får vi et glimt inn i verdenen hun er i ferd med å skape.
Selv sier hun om serien:
My whole life, I’ve been captivated by storytelling, fairytales and fantasy, and this becomes apparent through my art. Currently, I’m working on a fantasy-trilogy, along with paintings and illustrations inspired by the story. The books explore the question:
“What makes us come alive?”
Wandering through landscapes constructed by words, pens and paint, I hope to bring a world to life. The aspiration: to create a universe and invite others into it.
Through my project I’m searching for a childlike freedom: the freedom to create without worry about failing expectations – from others and myself. Setting aside perfectionism and other people’s expectations and demands, I reach to listen to what’s actually inside. What drives me to create, and what I want to create. Plucking up the courage and freedom to not care about what all the other voices are trying to tell me, I choose to listen to my own inner voice. – Here, you won’t find what I was supposed to make, what I should’ve made. Those ideas were tossed, now collecting dust in the trash. Here, you’ll find what I actually want to create. A glimpse of my dream.