Exhibition with works of sixteen young artists, including Dina Almakhrami, Jonathan Danzer, Anna Kildetoft, Melissa Camargo Johansen, August, Sebastian Albert Berntsen, Olav Hylland, Luis Emilio Marroquin, Leandro Munch, Helin Sado, Einar Larsen, Maria H. Thomsen, Hedvig Lost, Vilde Andresen, Maja Ja Jansen, Lidiya Solomon and Sakib Saboor.

The works were selected amongst over 180 anonymous applicants with an open call for artists in the ages 15-26 years old.

The selected work was later turned into a photo series, consisting of 12 works called “Braided memories, based on coincidences”.

The jury for the exhibition was Hamda Barise (jury leader), Hanan Seid, Jørgen Eide, Lian Biglari, Abdirahmaan Hasan and Saiida Mohamud. The jury states:

“Everything Was Cool Once is about life as a web of many moments. They gather in memory. Here, one remembers the world, and those around them. Constantly changing. What was important. Those who came and went, And those who always stayed. In memory, one recalls home. The traditions one longed for, And what one escaped from.”

The exhibition period for the exhibition was 24.06-13.08.23. Photo on promotional flyer by Helin Sado.