Let’s Talk About Dolphin Sex
Meta.Morf 2022 – Ecophilia / Dokkhuset / Conference May 21 / Curator: Zane Cerpina
Let’s Talk About Dolphin Sex
Kirsty Kross [AU/NO]
My cousin claims to have had a relationship with a female dolphin for several years on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia. Then a friend of a friend was a screenwriter for a popular teen, oceanic, drama series which involved research at Seaworld about dolphins and, of course, their very active sex lives. Apparently there is a reason why tourists must wear a wetsuit while swimming with dolphins… Then a friend of mine that took a lot of hallucinogens claimed to see aliens transforming into a pod of dolphins at Byron Bay that later tried to seduce him.
“Let’s Talk About Dolphin Sex” features REAL LIFE stories about dolphin sex and the humans they love. Told LIVE in a one night stand sensational performance lecture.
Kirsty Kross
Kirsty Kross is an Oslo based artist originally from Brisbane, Australia. Her work focuses largely on humans’ relationship to the attention economy and growing ecological uncertainty. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from the University of Queensland and a Masters Degree of Art in Context from the Berlin University of the Arts. Kirsty Kross has exhibited and performed at Bergen Assembly, Høstutstillingen, KUBE og Jugendstilsenteret, Tenthaus and PINK CUBE as well as Clockwork Gallery, Parkhaus Projects and Galerie Crystal Ball in Berlin. She will perform at “Jeg kaller det Kunst”- the opening exhibition of the Norwegian National Museum in 2022.
Photo for talk: Public Domain image from needpix.com
Header Graphics: Public Domain image from needpix.com
Anna Thu Schmidt (born 1989 in Germany) is a dance artist with a focus on dance improvisation, interdisciplinary projects, site-specific work, and integrated dance. Since 2017 Anna has been based in Trondheim after living and working in Indonesia, the Netherlands, and Germany. Her work is inspired by the cultures and natural environments she lives in and the connection and communications between humans and nature. Themes such as inclusion and accessibility are central in her artistic work. Her interest in the relation of dance to other arts leads to international collaborations and research on the intertwinement of dance and installation art.
Thea Ellingsen Grant is a vocalist, composer and producer living in Norway. Her musical influences are many resulting in the creation and participation in different projects and bands. She graduated from the Jazz Academy in Trondheim in 2019 and is alternately producing and releasing music, playing gigs and touring with her projects – JUNO, j00, Caramel 11, Alpaca Ensemble & Eirik Hegdal, How To Read Water and Thea Ellingsen Grant – solo. She has released two albums «The Sky Opens Twice» and «Young Star» and she’s currently working on her first solo vocal album «Water and Dreams». On this album she will explore a vocal relationship with electronic devices, the foundation of several multidisciplinary collaborations, Panta Rei Danseteater and Arch 8 to mention a few. In 2018 she was commissioned to write and produce the music for the contemporary dance performance «Rising Tide» by Arch 8 / Erik Kaiel which premiered at the Purchase Art Centre in New York.
Mina Paasche (b.1988 in Lørenskog, Norway) is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher based in Bergen, Norway. Paasche combines art, cultural probes, ethnography and technology. Her work develops in a wide range of media including, film, video, sound, installation, photography and live performances which have been exhibited at both national and international performance and media arts festivals, institutions and galleries. Through her works, Paasche often explores interdisciplinary collaborative projects. Working on projects about human and animal echolocation and the transportation of soundscapes, inclusive exhibition designs, dystopian predictions about the future, gender identity, refugee issues and topics around illness and identity.
Hanne Dahl Geving (b.1991) is a visual artist based in Trondheim, Norway. She has a master’s degree in photojournalism from Mid Sweden University, Sweden, and a bachelor’s degree in photography from the University of the Creative Arts,England. Geving has worked with different mediums including photography, video, performance, text and sound, where she explores acoustic environments and human response to sound and multisensory experiences. In her art practice, Geving is interested in exploring themes that affect the human mental and physical health, and how art can be used to deal with difficult situations and emotions.