Codex Polaris (NO)
The artist collective Codex Polaris focuses on the book as a work of art, the unique, the handmade. We create opportunities and exhibition platforms for book artists in the Nordic countries, arranging exhibitions, initiating networking projects and text production. Run by visual artists Imi Maufe, Rita Marhaug and Randi Annie Strand. Supported by OCA and The Norwegian Embassy.
Torborg Nedreaas Gate 20
5006 Bergen
Norway
+47 90257476
Curated for
CHART
At Chart 2022 Codex Polaris will present a selection of limited edition or unique books from artists based in Norway - Ane Thon Knutsen, Nanna Amstrup, Lisa Him-Jensen, Elisabeth Rydland Nilssen, Vibeke Luther O’Rourke, Solveig Landa, and Hans Ragner Mathisen. Bookworks by each of the founders – Imi Maufe, Randi Annie Strand, and Rita Marhaug will also be shown.
Elisabeth R. Nilssen, Fargens tilnaerming påbegynt, 2018
Solveig Landa, Ettertid, 2021
Nanna Amstrup, Et godt sted å vågne, 2021
Greetings from Edinburgh, Imi Maufe, screenprinted swimming hat in box, rubberstamp, 2016
Vibeke Luther O'Rourke, Helgenene, vi skylder dem ingenting (with poetry by Steinar Opstad), Published by Crow Press 2020/Vibeke Luther O’Rourke
PRISME 21, Randi Annie Strand, Relief print on 12g Japanese paper, Japanese binding, 2022
Stella Polaris, Rita Marhaug, handmade binding, hardcover, intaglio printing, silkscreen printing, monoprinting
Imi Maufe: Greetings from Arbroath, 2018
Courtesy of Codex Polaris
