Salon #3

Jærtegn

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The comet hurtles across the sky. The cream in the fridge curdles. The cat, the black one, crosses the road and the expensive gourmet fair-trade coffee grounds sink to the bottom and form a smiling skull. The Co-Star App asks if you shouldn’t just stay home today?

Under the working title Jærtegn, we delve into folklore, symbols and omens, exploring the enduring stories that aim to help us foresee changes in the world.

The word Jærtegn comes from the Norse “Jarteikn”. It traditionally alludes to a magical understanding of reality, where symbols in nature are omens of fateful events to come. But this requires the ability to listen to nature and decipher the interconnected symbols.

We see great dramatic potential therein, and in Salon #3 we will explore the possibilities unleashed in the encounter with the audience and how we create meaning in a collective space through text, images and symbols.

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