KRAFT

KRAFT is a kinetic sculpture driven by the energy flow of tidal water streams. It was made out of simple organic materials like driftwood, branches and recirculated materials. The sculpture was exhibited in the Straumen tidal water stream at Inderøy. It functions as a mechanical acoustic music instrument and reflects on issues of energy production and environmental concerns. The so-called “Green change” concerns itself with sustainable methods of production and commerce, with a turn from e.g. fossil fuel onto renewable energy sources. These activities have sometimes led to rather tough imprints on natural resources, as can be seen for example in discussions related to land-based wind energy in conflict with traditional land use by indigenous people.

*Video of the process up until the original opening date *

As can be seen in the video above, the artistic work did play rather violently with the forces and nature, and nature won… After the initial spectacular demise, we were able to rebuild the sculpture over a few weeks. Even though it looked like a total wreck, all the core pieces were indeed intact, and the rebuild used only a small amount of new material.

Splintered wood after initial crash

Rebuild in progress

Rebuilt and reinserted into the water stream

Øyvind Brandtsegg and Erlend Leirdal would like to thank:
Åge Sivertsen - for help with everything!
Midtnorsk Trebåtverksted - Per Olav Lorentzen, Jakob Olav Wibe, Johan Andre Bulling
Håvard Stuberg and Rolf Anders Lein from Stiklestad nasjonale kultursenter
Dag Furuheim, Ottar Staberg, Terje Norum, David Letnes
Straumen båtforening
Trøndelag fylke
Inderøy kommune
Nils Aas Kunstverksted - Silje Hovland og Solveig Viken
Meta.Morf biennale for art and technology - curator Maria Veie Sandvik
Vilja Øyen Brandtsegg, Mikael Leirdal, Robin Støckert
Charlotte Lovise Bolkan, Randi Martine Brockmann, Turid Østerås Sivertsen

The project is supported by:
NTNU Oceans
NTNU Musikk
Sparebanken SMN
Trøndelag fylke
Stiklestad nasjonale kultursenter

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Tags: soundart, music, selected