The exhibition explores the fragile boundaries between military presence and civil society. The focus is particularly on Northern Norway and the profound effects that geopolitics can have on our lives and surroundings.

Throughout her artistic practice, Toril Johannessen has used information and knowledge as main sources for her material. She combines methodological precision with a personal perspective as she focuses on the confusion between the scientific and fact-based, and the subjective and value-based. In recent years, Johannessen has investigated the military presence in the region.

The exhibition is supported by Bergen Kunsthall, Arts Council Norway, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, and granted Regionale prosjektmidler for visuell kunst.