Summer School Oslo 26

 

 

Sudden extreme weather events are more common in the Oslo region and the Nordic countries. An extreme heatwave in Norway during July 2025 brought unusually high temperatures, breaking records in several locations. It revealed the severe ecological crisis in the Oslo Fjord, the poor water quality of its waterways, and the Fjord. The Oslo region has more water bodies: the Fjord, Inner fjords, lakes, rivers, streams, and smaller water runs, but what about the past Ice Dams? In the time of climate change, can they have a role?

For most Oslo inhabitants, the former ice-dams, today mostly ponds, are unknown. The collective memory of their existence has gone; they could be part of adaptive measures! Similar to the Vatnasafn/Library of Water by Roni Horn,an Icelandic artist, that helps us reflect on the twenty-four glaciers in Iceland under threat and asks us about our relationship to place. Can we bring back our relationship to a sense of place through
the experience of water? Can we consider the fragility and scarcity of clean, healthy water and be proactive about storing and improving water quality, also in the Oslo Fjord? We will experience through Co-Regenerative Landscape processes and seek convivialities.