{"id":144316,"date":"2025-08-27T09:20:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/\/2025\/08\/oslo-sailor-living-in-the-oslofjord\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:49:09","slug":"oslo-sailor-living-in-the-oslofjord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2025\/08\/oslo-sailor-living-in-the-oslofjord\/","title":{"rendered":"Oslo, \u201cSailors \u2013 living in the Oslofjord\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Sailors<\/em> is the latest chapter in <strong>Corinna Del Bianco<\/strong>\u2019s ongoing exploration of island territories: a photographic <strong>reportage<\/strong> that captures and conveys both the past and present stories of several <strong>islands in the Oslofjord<\/strong>. Her gaze shifts between land and sea, tracing their <strong>seamless continuity<\/strong>, a <strong>hallmark of these landscapes<\/strong>, while observing the <strong>communities<\/strong> who inhabit these liminal spaces\u2014transforming, interpreting, caring for and claiming them as their own. To look at the Oslofjord is, indeed, to witness <strong>a people in constant dialogue with the sea<\/strong>: a defining condition of Norway\u2019s geography, shaped by its long fjords and its extraordinary <strong>archipelago of more than 239,000 islands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The research approach underpinning this project is rooted in the <strong>valorisation of the lived experience of the local community<\/strong>. With her characteristic attention to the delicate <strong>relationship between humanity and nature<\/strong>, Corinna Del Bianco explores the theme of <strong>urban development<\/strong> and its manifestations across a timeframe stretching from the late nineteenth century to the present day. The islands featured in the project are: Hoved\u00f8ya, Lind\u00f8ya, Bleik\u00f8ya, Lang\u00f8yene, Nakholmen, Gressholmen, Orm\u00f8ya, Malm\u00f8ya, Br\u00f8nn\u00f8ya, Oscarsborg and Jel\u00f8ya.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The project was developed during an artist residency supported by the Italian Cultural Institute of Oslo<\/strong> and carried out between April and July 2025. <em>Sailors<\/em> continues Del Bianco\u2019s broader artistic journey, which began with the exhibition <strong><em>Salsedine \u2013 Sj\u00f8luft<\/em><\/strong>, a selection of photographs from <strong>Italy\u2019s<\/strong> main <strong>archipelagos<\/strong>, part of her larger <strong><em>Archipelago<\/em><\/strong> project. Initiated in 2018, this extensive body of work seeks to document and convey the <strong>cultural diversity<\/strong> <strong>of<\/strong> Mediterranean <strong>islands<\/strong>, preserving their deepest identities.<\/p>\n<p>The opening of the exhibition, <strong>hosted both inside and in the outdoor spaces of the Italian Cultural Institute of Oslo<\/strong>, featured the participation of Norwegian photographer Terje <strong>Abusdal<\/strong>, author of a project on the island of Lang\u00f8yene. The event took place on 21 August 2025 in the presence of the <strong>Italian Ambassador Stefano Nicoletti <\/strong>and an engaged audience, including a group of around 20 <strong>Italian language students<\/strong> from the University of Oslo.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credits: Corinna Del Bianco<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sailors is the latest chapter in Corinna Del Bianco\u2019s ongoing exploration of island territories: a photographic reportage that captures and conveys both the past and present stories of several islands in the Oslofjord. 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