The exhibition 'Deterrence and Reassurance' by Toril Johannessen has recently opened at Tromsø Kunstforening. This will be its third presentation following previous editions at Bergen Kunsthall and Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter.
The exhibition examines how geopolitics and military presence shape society and everyday life in Norway, with a particular focus on Northern Norway. The works in the exhibition form an interwoven civil-military landscape, and thematise how militarisation and soft power leave their mark on language, landscape and experiences of safety and unrest.
A new work was added for this iteration - a book with notes, diary entries, anecdotes and photographs titled "Notes from the deep to the cold peace 1989 -2025".
The exhibition is open until 31 August 2025.