Opening of The Tree
10:00-14:00
Welcome to the opening of the new exhibition in the children’s library:
Saturday 21st September
Program:
10am – 2pm in Elissa auditorium
10am – 12am – paper collage workshop with Estelle Pollaert
12am – 1pm – Postcard workshop with Lóa Hjálmtýsdóttir
1pm – 3pm – Family Workshop: Forest Play in the children’s library
Facepaint for the children:
10am – 2pm in the atrium
Storyhours in nordic languages:
10am – 1pm in the childrens library and old directors office
10am – story hour in Finnish with Elli Kyyrönen
We will read the book Sorsa Aaltonen ja lentamisen oireet by Veera Salmi and Matti Pikkujamsa.
10.30am – story hour in Danish with Nannaelvah Prem Bendtsen – Old directors office
We read the book Da Mumbo Jumbo Kæmpe-blev stor by Jakob Martin Strid
11am – story hour in Norwegian – Children’s library
11:30am – story hour in Swedish – Old directors office
12am – story hour in Icelandic with Lóa Hjálmtýsdóttir – Elissa auditorium
Free refreshments for the kids while they last – old directors office
The program is free and everyone is welcome. Accessibility: Elissa auditorium has good accessibilty, a small threshold is before you enter. The children’s library is accessible via staircase from the library and for wheelchairs with the elevator through Hvelfing exhibition space. Library staff gives more information. Accessible restrooms are on the main floor.
“The Tree” is an exhibition that explores the concept of trees in children’s books, featuring illustrations from Nordic picture books. These books are part of The Bookworm, a Nordic database of educational materials related to books nominated for The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize. The database is free and accessible to everyone in all Nordic languages at bokslukaren.org.
The gathering point in the exhibition is a tree, made by Finnish artist Corinna Helenelund. The tree sculpture, located at the heart of the exhibition, is an interactive textile sculpture, where visitors can gather to enjoy reading a book, playing and experiencing original artworks and illustrations from the featured books. The exhibition offers an insight into the process of creating an illustration by mixing original artworks and sketches with finished prints. The Tree exhibition promotes image reading -beyond languages and encourages guests to read books from the images.
Visitors can take home books and practice image reading and be inspired by their artworks by renting available Bookworm bags that hold a selection of the books that the exhibition is based on.
Cover photo includes images from the books of: Linda Bondestam & Svein Nyhus
