Public installation, Sandnes Havn, KinoKino Kunsthall, 2025-2026
Painted wood
8 x 3 x 1 m
Read about the work in this interview, by Contemporary Art Stavanger
Tidal Relief is a serial artwork for public space that is adapted to different coastal locations. The first prototype of the work was realised in Bergen during the One Ocean Week, and the next in Sandnes Harbour as part of Sandnes Kulturhus’ anniversary year.
The works make visible how Kartverket’s various reference values for measuring sea level relate to the moving surface of the water. They make it possible to see, for example, where the level referred to when one says “meters above sea level” actually lies—whether at high or low tide—and how high the average sea level can be expected to be by the year 2100 as a result of climate-driven sea level rise.
