The modernist Y-block in the Governmental Quarter is history. Photographer Katja Høst followed the buildings last four year and documented it. In the book, we are presented with around 70 photographs of the Y block's decay after the terror in 2011.
The book also contains four essays discussing the architecture, the art, and the historical backdrop for this iconic building. The book contains texts in Norwegian and English.
The book is published by Orfeus Punlishing with financial support from Fritt Ord, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Oslobiennalen, Bergesenstiftelsen
Foreword: Tone Hansen
Contributors: Jan Digerud, Kjetil A. Jakobsen, Per Gunnar Eeg-Tverbakk, Line Ulekleiv
PUBLISHED BY:
Katja Høst
Katja Høst (based in Oslo) got her degree from Bergen Academy of Arts and Design. Her work has been commissioned by osloBIENNALEN, the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH), as well as Litteraturhuset in Oslo. Public art projects by Høst have also been produced for public spaces like the Central station and suburban areas of Haugerud in Oslo. She is currently working on her fifth artist book; commissioned by LANDART Gjerdrum. The project will be exhibited at Fotografiens hus in Oslo the same year.
