Northing On Air is a digital mediation project initiated by Northing Space from Bergen and Norwegian Consulate General in Shanghai. The project is an attempt to continue the cultural communication between the two cities during the pandemic. In the pilot episode, we are going to meet some old friends of Northing, some comic artists and illustrators. There’ll also be a live conversation between Pamflett, the organiser of Bergen Art Book Fair and their colleague in Shanghai, Bananafish, who’s also the organiser of Unfold Shanghai Art Book Fair.

The guest artists are: comic artist and illustrator Woshibai (Shanghai), editorial illustrator Åge Peterson (Bergen), comic artist Fredrik Rysjedal (Bergen), and comic artist anusman Wang Shuo (Beijing). They will present themselves in videos or with the best tools they master - drawings. Nothing will also engage Pamflett and Bananafish into a conversation about the difference between the two art book fairs and how they’ll tackle the challenges posed by the unforeseen crisis of pandemic.

Northing On Air is supported by: Arts Council Norway, The Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Shanghai, The Fritt Ord Foundation

Venue: Bergen Kunsthall