Landscaping
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Nature and movement in a video installation by Eszter Salamon.
Strange creatures, made of sea debris, survive in symbiosis, travelling from island to island, following the sun. In a vast forest, another community worships trees, dressing in remnants of the human world. Their bodies merge with moss and humus.
The creatures in Landscaping are performed by Carte Blanche dancers, filmed in locations around Bergen. The post-apocalyptic mood is augmented by Carmen Villains atmospheric music.
Behind the work is artist, researcher, choreographer and performer Eszter Salamon, who was awarded the prestigious Hedda prize for the costumes for Monument 0.10: The Living Monument with Carte Blanche. Landscaping, Salamon’s new work with the company, is a video installation for multiple screens. It saw its world premiere during the Biennale de la danse de Lyon in 2025, was shown at IRCAM with the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and during the Bergen International Festival it will be featured at Permanenten, Kode Bergen Art Museum.
Image on top: Still from Landscaping. Photo: Mattias Pollak
'It's by taking part in the landscape that we can question its future and our responsibility for it,’ – Eszter Salamon.
Contributors
Eszter Salamon director, choreography, costumes
Folk Film v/Anita Norfolk, Studio ES v/Elodie Perrin producers
Mattias Pollak film photography
João Carvalho assistant director
Carmen Villain original music
Alexandra Láng editing
Laura Garnier costume assistant
IRCAM v/Augustin Muller computer music design
IRCAM v/Clément Cerles sound diffusion
Carte Blanche – The Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance with Adrian Bartczak, Aslak Aune Nygård, Brecht Bovijn, Caroline Eckly, Dawid Lorenc, Gaspard Schmitt, Ihsaan de Banya, Irene Vesterhus Theisen, Mai Lisa Guinoo, Manon Campion, Nadege Kubwayo, Naomi Schouten, Noam Eidelman Shatil, Ole Martin Meland dancers
Annabelle Bonnery artistic director
Simon Eidesvik junior producer
A co-production between
Bergen International Festival, Kode, Carte Blanche – The Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance, Folk Film, Studio ES, in collaboration with La Biennale de Lyon, le Centre Pompidou IRCAM, Paris
