In the middle of March this year, after Norway shut down due to the covid-19 epidemic, Kristina D. Aas (LT/NO) did not despair, but started researching ways to get her works out to the world despite the ongoing crisis.

March 20th she opened her online exhibition "Construction/Deconstruction" that attracted viewers from all over the world. One of the viewers was artist and fellow weaver Outi Martikainen from Finland. She approached Kristina and suggested a joint online exhibition.

Since Kristina recently had exhibited her works online, she asked her colleague Karina N. Presttun (NO) to join. In February they had a three day workshop together, merging textiles, latex and clay, Kristina suggested to make new works based on the results of the workshop and present them side by side with Outi’s large pieces.

The result is GRIT - an exhibition that may or may not find its way to a physical gallery near you when we are all allowed to travel again. For now, please enjoy our online efforts! You can visit the virtual gallery to get a feeling for the size of the works, check out the pictures for dive into the details, or read contemplations from Tim Parry-Williams or the artists.

The online exhibition will close at September 3rd, but the website will remain up for a year.