Time does not heal all wounds

The artist, Mari Eriksen (born 1995), is from Hurum in Akershus and graduated with a master’s degree in fine arts from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2021. She was a participant at the camp on Utøya in 2011, and these experiences have profoundly influenced her artistic work. She states that much of her processing after the terror attack has been expressed through her artwork.

The 22 July Centre has collaborated with Eriksen to create the installation Time does not heal all wounds, which will only be displayed in this form at the 22 July Centre.

"What can a memorial site be, and who is it for?" are some central questions explored in the art installation.

The exhibition Time does not heal all wounds wishes to open a conversation about themes such as individual and collective grief, individual and collective processing, individual and collective anger, and raises questions about what a memorial site can be, who it is for, and how a memorial can help process both individual and collective trauma. The exhibition does not offer concrete answers but allows visitors to decide for themselves what they think about the questions raised.

Although this exhibition will only be shown in this form at the 22 July Centre, it draws on themes that Eriksen has explored previously in her artistic practice. In the performance Temporary Memorials, which Eriksen presented at Youngstorget in Oslo Norway in 2019, several of the same objects that are now part of Time does not heal all wounds can be seen.