Rolling, Action ... Paint!

Painting meets film in the main exhibition of the 2025 programme of Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Rolling, Action ... Paint! A number of artists will show paintings alongside a film, so that the two inform each other.

These combinations will operate in one of two ways. Around half will showcase films made by the painters. Viewers will be able to enjoy the paintings and films for their own separate qualities, while also getting a sense of how each informs the other.

The other half of the artists will present their paintings alongside films of the artist. Some of those films will be made by the artists themselves; some will be made by their work or life partners depicting their process; and some by filmmakers acknowledged in their own right. Those films will give an insight into the how and why of the paintings made by artists who aren’t themselves known as filmmakers.

The show as a whole will provide an unusual opportunity to compare the languages of film and painting, building on their mutual influence in the 20th century to enable similarities and contrasts to be identified in the contemporary approaches of an international roster of artists.

It is with great enthusiasm we present paintings and films by:

Johnny Abrahams with Liang-Jung Chen, Darren Almond, Catherine Anholt, Tilo Baumgärtel, Xavier Baxter, Bek Hyunjin, Quilla Constance, Daniel Crews-Chubb, Kristian Evju, Peter Matthews, Galina Munroe, Ørnulf Opdahl, Jen Orpin with Grace, Long Yung Yu, Matthew Stone, Emma Talbot, Liorah Tchiprout, Markus Vater, Ivana de Vivanco, Rose Wylie with Ben Rivers

Participating artists

• Johnny Abrahams
• Liang-Jung Chen
• Darren Almond
• Catherine Anholt
• Tilo Baumgärtel
• Xavier Baxter
• Bek Hyunjin
• Quilla Constance
• Daniel Crews-Chubb
• Kristian Evju
• Peter Matthews
• Galina Munroe
• Ørnulf Opdahl
• Jen Orpin
• Grace Long Yung Yu
• Matthew Stone
• Emma Talbot
• Liorah Tchiprout
• Markus Vater
• Ivana de Vivanco
• Rose Wylie
• Ben Rivers