The Atlantic is a large-scale celebration of the northern sea that has shaped Norway and made the country an international actor, but at the same time directs an investigative and critical look at human practices on and in the sea. The exhibition includes around 140 works and objects ranging from original maps from the 16th century to current contemporary works. By examining themes such as mapping and recovery, work and leisure at sea, ecology, and gender perspectives, the exhibition conveys the importance of the sea for humans across time and space.
The exhibition is part of a series of interdisciplinary exhibitions in which Henie Onstad delves into current societal issues across culture and nature.
The exhibition shows well-known and central works on loan from international and Norwegian museums, and renowned contemporary artists are invited to create new works. Among the artists shown are Gösta Adrian-Nilsson, Betzy Akersloot-Berg, Peder Balke, Anna-Eva Bergman, Anna Boberg, John Constable, Matías Duville, Arne Ekeland, Nicolaus Germanus, Iver Jåks, Theodor Kittelsen, Christian Krohg, Armin Linke, Olaus Magnus, Eline Mugaas, Edvard Munch, Joar Nango, Abraham Ortelius, Trevor Paglen, Jean Painlevé, Sondra Perry, Fin Serck-Hanssen, JMW Turner, Susanne Winterling and David Zink Yi.
