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A former grocery store in a remote Norwegian city has been transformed into a thriving, elegant photobook cafe and exhibition space, bringing the local arts community together A full season has elapsed - over four months - since I first met with NOUA founders Dan Mariner and Marianne Bjørnmyr [left]...

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Published in:British journal of photography 2023-01, Vol.170 (7912), p.154-160
Main Author: Long, Louise
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Grocery stores
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Summary:A former grocery store in a remote Norwegian city has been transformed into a thriving, elegant photobook cafe and exhibition space, bringing the local arts community together A full season has elapsed - over four months - since I first met with NOUA founders Dan Mariner and Marianne Bjørnmyr [left] in Bodø, Norway, north of the Arctic Circle. The then-ebbing summer, with days warm enough to picnic on the shore, has become the full tilt of winter, conceding all but 50 minutes of daylight to its 55,000 residents, who now proceed under a blanket of snow. NÖUA's drive to break down these barriers has seen it hosting everyone from representatives of the Nordic Council of Ministers to local office teams for a glass of wine on a Friday night, to children for book-making workshops, and groups of 16-22-year-olds for artist-led tours - to "inspire young people to go to art universities," says Bjørnmyr.
ISSN:0007-1196