FAMILY WORKSHOP
BJØRKEHAGEN

A family workshop about where our food comes from and how to take care of what we have.

With Erik Love Aronsson and Future in our hands (Note: the event is spoken in Norwegian).

How did food make it to the table in the old days, and where does it come from now? Together, we will explore, create, taste, smell, carve, travel back in time, and learn more about the food we eat – and throw away.

In Bjørkehagen, you will meet artist Erik Love Aronsson, who invites you back to his grandfather’s time. We invite you to explore how old craft traditions can be connected to our modern era. In the workshop, we will use materials from nature, recycle what is often discarded, and create tools that link the past and present. You will experience how your own handmade creations can be transformed into a shelf-ready product, when illuminated by fluorescent white light and plastic film. Join us, create and discover a new way of seeing the world!

Future in our hands takes us further into the present. Did you know that we waste around 450,000 tons of food every year in Norway? We buy food without thinking about where it comes from or what it takes for it to reach us. At this workshop, you will participate in an exciting, interactive travel story about the banana – from seed to smoothie. Through hands-on cooking, you will learn about the time, effort and journey behind our food while developing your senses. We will explore flavours, colours and the joy of creating something we can eat together.

Dates: Choose between Sunday 16 March and Sunday 23 March 2025
Time: 12.00–2.30pm
Age group: 5–10 years. Participatory workshop for children with adults.
Note: There will be practical tasks and cooking, so please dress accordingly. We have limited spots available (max. 1 adult per child).
Price: 50,-

Register for the 16 March workshop here.
Register for the 23 March workshop here.

Erik Love Aronsson (b. 1991, Sweden) is an artist and educational leader at a kindergarten in Oslo. He works with sculpture, performance and re-enactments as morphological explorations of ambiguities in folklore, stories and historical depictions.

Future in our hands is one of Norway’s largest environmental and solidarity organisations. They work for a fair world where we care for people, nature and the climate.

Access

The event is spoken in Norwegian.

UKS is wheelchair accessible.

We do not have sign language interpretation. Please contact Miriam Wistreich at m.wistreich@uks.no if you require sign language interpretation and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Further information about visiting UKS can be found in our access note here.

Image above: Erik Love Aronsson