The Axis
Places We Meet - Art in Public Spaces

Stavanger, 2025-2027

We are pleased to announce three artists who have been invited to participate in the permanent project ‘The Axis’ as part of the art programme ‘Places We Meet - Art in Public Spaces’ in Stavanger, Norway. 

Sans façon is an artistic collaboration between Charles Blanc (b. 1974, France) and Tristan Surtees (b. 1977, UK) who resides between Canada and UK. The duo works interdisciplinary and process orientated and their practice is characterised by a deep interest of how humans experience and shape public spaces.

Tiril Hasselknippe (b. 1984, Norway) is an artist who lives and works in Stavanger. Hasselknippe is working at the intersection between sculpture, architecture and installation. Her work is often characterised by a post-industrial aesthetic with use of materials such as concrete, fiberglass and metal, referring to psychical as well as mental landscapes.

Camille Norment (b. 1970, United States of America) is an artist and composer living and working in Oslo. Norment has an interdisciplinary practice including sound, installation, performance and text. She is known for using sound not only as an auditory phenomenon but as an architectural and emotional material.

The artists will each submit a sketch proposal, and the proposals will be evaluated by the art committee. The selected work will be shown in ‘The Axis’. 

‘The Axis’ is a geographically defined area based on a larger triangular zone in the Våland district of Stavanger. The area features a varied landscape and a diverse population. It stretches from the city center edge at Peder Klows gate/Furras gate, with a view toward Våland Tower, continuing down to Mosvannsparken and the neighbourhood around Sirevågsbakken/Rogalandsparken.