Jennie Hagevik Bringaker 

What´s he building in there


Jennie Hagevik Bringakers prosjekt for Skulpturbiennalen What´s he building in there er inspirert av byggingen av Monolitten i Vigelandsanlegget (1929 – 1943). Stillaset som ble brukt av steinhuggerne ble stående i så mange år at det nærmest ble en skulptur i seg selv. Stillaset bar på en hemmelighet som ikke skulle avdukes før mesteren selv, Gustav Vigeland var død.

Bringakers arbeid kan minne om et stillas, plassert på plenen utenfor inngangen til Vigeland-museet. Fra skulpturen høres lyder av noe som beveger seg, men den eller det som genererer lydene vises ikke. Kunstneren lar naturen selv aktivere skulpturen gjennom å tilrettelegge for at fugler og planter tar den i bruk. Der Vigelands arbeider i hovedsak dreide seg om manifestasjon av tid i form av å skape noe varig og massivt, har Bringakers bidrag en motsatt karakter. Stillaset blir et kunstverk som oppstår som et biprodukt av annen kunstnerisk produksjon. Prosjektet hyller emballasjen, hylsteret og produksjonsmidlene; alt det som tilslutt skal forkastes til fordel for det endelige objektet.

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What’s He Building in There

Jennie Hagevik Bringaker’s project for the biennial, What’s He Building in There, is inspired by the construction of the Monolith in the Vigeland Park. The scaffolding that was used by the stonemasons remained in place for so many years that it almost became a sculpture in its own right. The scaffolds were the keeper of a secret that was not to be unveiled until the master himself, Gustav Vigeland, had passed away.

Bringaker’s piece is reminiscent of scaffolding and is situated on the lawn outside the entrance to the Vigeland Museum. The sculpture resonates with sounds of movement, but it is not possible to see who or what is creating the sounds. The artist let’s nature itself activate the sculpture by facilitating its usage by birds and plants. Whereas Vigeland’s oeuvre was largely a manifestation of time, in the guise of creating something enduring and massive, Bringaker’s contribution represents the opposite: the scaffolding becomes a work of art that comes into being as the by-product of another artistic creation. What’s He Building in There is thus a celebration of packaging, wrapping, and the means of production – that is, everything that is eventually discarded for the final object.