MS Innvik: A Ship with a View – Culture is who we are

Abstract

The video works A Ship with a View and The Kitchen Garden were made during 2010 on the theatre ship MS Innvik, run by Nordic Black Theatre. This turned out to be the last year of the ship’s existence as an intercultural creative environment in the urban development area Bjørvika. The works are created as montages with music, art, and performance contributions by people with links to the MS Innvik. They show glimpses of activities on board and the changing surroundings. This work pertains to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11: “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable,” and in part to SDG 7: “Clean and affordable energy.” It also suggests that culture should be included in sustainability discourse.