“My life! My choice?” shows a selection of Erik Werenskiold’s drawings for Jonas Lie’s novel “The Family on Gilje” together with new works by contemporary artists Hanne Lydia Opøien Figenschou and Gelawesh Waledkhani.
The theme of Lie’s book is young people’s freedom, or lack of freedom, to choose their own future. Although the novel was written nearly 150 years ago, several of the issues are still relevant today. Through text and drawings in the exhibition, the public gets to experience interpretations of the theme across time and cultures, and highlights that what applies to others can also affect oneself.
