LIFE-BOATS
from dream to dream

A presentation and documentation of Marit Benthe Norheim's sailing sculpture installation "Life-Boats" and the story behind it.

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The book, edited by art historian Marie Kirkegaard in collaboration with Marit Benthe Norheim, describes in pictures, interviews and text, Life-Boats as a wide-ranging project. The project was inspired by a dream that Marit Benthe Norheim had of sailing sculptures in 2008.
The dream was realized by collaboration between the artist, sponsors, professionals, suppliers and hundreds of volunteers. Life-Boats was a cross-cultural, barrier-breaking `Gesamtkunstwerk`, which, in the process of creation, set new standards for collaboration, community and involvement across professions. Hence, in future, Life-Boats will set new standards for communicating art with the participation of international and cross-cultural audiences.
The book brings contributions from a number of key stakeholders: Marit Benthe Norheim; Else Marie Bukdahl (former Head of the Copenhagen Academy of the Arts/ Kunstakademiet in København); Aarhus European Capital of Culture2017; Rebecca Matthews (Director of the European Capital of Culture Aarhus2017); Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen (Rector of Design School in Kolding); Jorunn Veiteberg (Norwegian art historian); as well as some of  the many volunteers who have contributed both in the construction and the sailing of the ships. In addition, there is a selection of many beautiful photographs taken during the working process and the voyages of 2016 and 2017. 

The book is published by The Support Association for Life-boats and Vendsyssel Museum of Art, with the support of Aarhus2017 European Capital of Culture, Aalborg Municipality, The North Denmark Region, The Oticon Foundation and The ENV - "Foundation" - Nord Energi.

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