The Hannah Ryggen Triennale in Trondheim Norway honours renowned textile artist Hannah Ryggen
(1894–1970). This year’s edition “Mater ” focuses on motherhood and features contemporary
artists exploring materiality and cultural identity. Text in English and Norwegian. The
Hannah Ryggen Triennale is initiated and organized by Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum in
Trondheim Norway and dedicated to the celebrated textile artist Hannah Ryggen (1894–1970).
During her lifetime Ryggen gained international recognition for her vibrant political
tapestries and her heartfelt humanistic works still resonate with audiences today. Each
Triennale explores themes from Ryggen’s art through the lens of contemporary craft and visual
art. The theme of the 4th edition is “Mater ” for which the exhibitions and the accompanying
catalogue highlight Ryggen’s thematizing of motherhood and material how her works were rooted
in the nature around her and how she “wove herself” into arts and crafts traditions. This
year’s Triennale presents contemporary artists who address these themes by approaching
materiality from an ecological perspective or by actively seeking out their foremothers in the
textile tradition to explore their individual and cultural identity. Text in English and
Norwegian.
