MUTANT PROSPECTS

The ninth edition

Dates: September 15 – 21, 2025.
Locations: Sokndal, Sogndalstrand, Helleren, Jøssingfjord, Hå, Jæren and Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway.

MUTANT PROSPECTS was a seven days program focusing on possible change from outer interference, extractivism, deserts and dust, nature, art, real-estate and housing, solidarity economics and dialogue. The program contained a conference with presentations, exhibitions, performances, screenings of three films, readings, local food, a bus, walks and travel.

In Stavanger we collaborated with OSS – Open Studios Stavanger including 80 open studios and two panle talks organized with OSS and CAS Contemporary Art Stavanger. Artists Maiken Stene and Hans Edward Hammonds running Velferden Sokndal Senter for Samtidskunst were invited to bring three artists as a part of their residency program for MUTANT PROSPECTS at the venue Veferden. The program was also made with artistic and curatorial contributions from Hå gamle prestegård, Stavanger kunsthall, Stavanger kunstmuseum and CAS Contemporary Art Stavanger. Visits were also made to the Titania open source mines, the Norwegian Oil Museum, the houses at Helleren, Jøssingfjord Science Museum and the Natural History Museum.

Curated by Tanja Sæter with Kenneth Varpe in charge of presentations.

Artists exhibiting and presented in MUTANT PROSPECTS

Siri Austeen
Eline Benjaminsen
Anette Gellein
Miriam Hansen
Ilavenil Vasuky Jayapalan
Marte Johnslien
Linda Lamignan
Anna Sofie Mathiasen
Andreas Olavssønn Rongen
Martin White
As well as students from KHiO in Oslo and 80 studio visits during Open Studios Stavanger.

International Visitors Programme

Anna-Lena Panter / Transmediale, Berlin (GE)
Arnau Horta / Eufonic / MAGBA (ES)
Charline Kopf / researcher UiO (LU)
Foteini Salvaridi / Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art (GR)
Genevieve Barton / Tate Modern (UK)
Misal Adnan Yidiz / freelance curator and author (GE)
Morad Montazami / Zaman Books (IT/FR)
Richard Neyroud / Crac Alsace (FR)
Taru Tappola / HAMM Helsinki / Helsinki Biennale (FI)
Victorine Grataloup / director at Triangle Asterides in Marseille (FR)
Zaiba Jabbar / HERVISIONS (UK)

Coast Contemporarys international programme was funded by
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2025 was funded by
Coast Contemporary 2025 is generously supported and funded by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Arts Council Norway, OCA-Office for Contemporary Art Norway, Rogaland County Council and Stavanger municipality.