# Event Details - **Event Name**: Utstillingsåpning: Our best machines are made of sunshine - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: Our best machines are made of sunshine (“Våre beste maskiner er laget av solskinn”) er en gruppeutstilling skapt av kuratoren Vanina Saracino, i samarbeid med kunstnerisk leder ved MRK, Jet Pascua. Utstillingen henter sin tittel fra Donna Haraways “Cyborg Manifesto”, og handler om sol-energi og menneskets eksistens. Kunstnerne som deltar i utstillingen er: Kent Chan (Singapore / Nederland) Maryna Makarenko (Berlin / Ukraina) Hugo de Almeida Pinho (Portugal) Gjertrud Hals (Molde, Norge) Amalia Valdés (Chile / Berlin) Antonia Baehr, Jule Flierl og Isabell Spengler (Berlin, Tyskland) Vanina Saracino (Italia / Berlin) Solen inneholder både livgivende og destruktive krefter. Den utstråler mer energi i løpet av ett sekund, enn menneskeheten har brukt i hele sin historie. Noen forskere har spekulert i at solens intensitet kan henge sammen med endringer i menneskelig atferd. Det antydes at økt stråling kan forsterke emosjonelle og sosiale mønster, og til og med gi opphav til menneskehetens såkalte «greatest madness» (Chizhevsky, 2018). Diskusjoner nå til dags handler mye om fornybar energi, og dreier seg ofte om teknologiske løsninger og systemiske utfordringer. Skiftet krever også en individuell og kollektiv forflytning mot en mer-enn-menneskelig forståelse av energi, som er forankret i post-antroposentrisk, mer-enn-menneskelig og metabolske sammenhenger. Utstillingsprosjektet omfavner solens stråleglans som en inspirerende og ledende kraft. Den presenterer kunstverk som utforsker vårt forhold til den fra ulike perspektiver—mystiske, spirituelle og religiøse, og stiller spørsmålet: Hvordan navigerer vi, som individer og samfunn? Hvordan navigerer vi i solenenergi-strømmene som definerer oss? Kan den vise frem ulike kreative og destruktive krefter? Les mer om kunstnerne og verkene som inngår i utstillingen på www.mrkunst.no Foto: "Die Hörposaune" (The Hearing Trombone). Video av Antonia Baehr, Jule Flierl, Isabell Spengler, fotokredit: Anja Weber // Opening reception: Saturday May 4th, 3PM Our best machines are made of sunshine is a group exhibition conceived by independent curator Vanina Saracino, developed and presented at Møre og Romsdal Kunstsenter in collaboration with MRK’s Artistic Director Jet Pascua. The exhibition presents a selection of works by: Kent Chan (Singapore / Nederland) Maryna Makarenko (Berlin / Ukraina) Hugo de Almeida Pinho (Portugal) Gjertrud Hals (Molde, Norge) Amalia Valdés (Chile / Berlin) Antonia Baehr, Jule Flierl og Isabell Spengler (Berlin, Tyskland) Vanina Saracino (Italia / Berlin) Between late 2024 and 2025, solar activity reached its peak in the current eleven-year cycle. Some researchers have speculated that heightened solar intensity may correspond to shifts in human behavior, suggesting that increased radiation from our closest star could intensify emotional and social dynamics, even giving rise to humanity’s so-called “greatest madnesses” (Chizhevsky, 2018). The sun radiates more energy in a single second than humanity has consumed throughout its entire history. Borrowing from Bataille, the central challenge of solar energy is not its scarcity, but how we learn to navigate its overwhelming abundance through intentional expenditure. While current discourse on renewable energy largely focuses on technological solutions and systemic challenges, the shift also requires an expanded understanding of energy—one that is post-anthropocentric, more-than-human, and rooted in metabolic interdependence. After all, “we are energy; our very being consists of the expenditure of quantities of energy” (Stoekl, 2007). On October 3, 2024, the most intense solar flare in over a decade erupted. A sunspot extended its radiant arm outward, releasing charged particles that traveled toward Earth. Days later, its waves arrived—unseen, but measurable. What forces shape our lives in ways we cannot immediately perceive? Can the connection between solar activity and terrestrial life offer a lens through which to contemplate excess, resonance, and the cosmic conditions of our daily existence? Within the complex and deeply heterogeneous fabric of humanity, how do we—as individuals, artists, and societies—navigate the currents of solar energy held within our very essence? How do we resonate with the dual pulse of stellar light? Foto: "Die Hörposaune" (The Hearing Trombone). Video av Antonia Baehr, Jule Flierl, Isabell Spengler, fotokredit: Anja Weber More info on the artworks and artists online: www.mrkunst.no - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/molde/utstillingsåpning-our-best-machines-are-made-of-sunshine/200028118298112 - **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 35 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028118298112?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=molde-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Molde - **state**: MR - **country**: Norway - **location**: Gørvellplassen 1, Postboks 439, 6413 Molde, Norway - **lat**: 62.73629 - **long**: 7.15574 - **full address**: Gørvellplassen 1, Postboks 439, 6413 Molde, Norway, Gørvellplassen 1, 6413 Molde, Norge,Molde, Norway ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Møre og Romsdal Kunstsenter (https://allevents.in/org/møre-og-romsdal-kunstsenter/19980803) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f8b8b1e67234cd88d09f298b69f2272d9f02885a40f1efa9712488833c55c0f3-rimg-w1200-h800-dc060705-gmir?v=1746000012 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Utstillings%C3%A5pning%3A+Our+best+machines+are+made+of+sunshine&date=03+May ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 03:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Gørvellplassen 1, Postboks 439, 6413 Molde, Norway, Gørvellplassen 1, 6413 Molde, Norge,Molde, Norway - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Møre og Romsdal Kunstsenter - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, exhibitions - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Utstillingsåpning: Our best machines are made of sunshine ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Utstillingsåpning: Our best machines are made of sunshine", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f8b8b1e67234cd88d09f298b69f2272d9f02885a40f1efa9712488833c55c0f3-rimg-w1200-h800-dc060705-gmir?v=1746000012", "startDate": "2025-05-03", "url": "https://allevents.in/molde/utstillingsåpning-our-best-machines-are-made-of-sunshine/200028118298112", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Gørvellplassen 1, Postboks 439, 6413 Molde, Norway", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Gørvellplassen 1, 6413 Molde, Norge,Molde, Norway", "addressLocality": "Molde", "addressRegion": "MR", "addressCountry": "NO" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "62.73629", "longitude": "7.15574" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Our best machines are made of sunshine (“Våre beste maskiner er laget av solskinn”) er en gruppeutstilling skapt av kuratoren Vanina Saracino, i samarbeid med kunstnerisk leder ved MRK, Jet Pascua. \n\nUtstillingen henter sin tittel fra Donna Haraways “Cyborg Manifesto”, og handler om sol-energi og me", "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Mre og Romsdal Kunstsenter", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/møre-og-romsdal-kunstsenter/19980803" } ] } ] ```