The exhibition, entitled ”Changing Places” is composed of various media including installation, photography and video. Reflecting over the rapid changes happening in the world today, and perhaps particularly in China, the “core” countries of the exhibition are China, Vietnam, Germany, Norway, and Mali.
Leksbø is critical to the modern consumer society, and this emerges as an inherent part of the changing places on display; In one of her main works Tone poses the question of what will happen to toys after they’ve been played with a couple of times. The artist transported several of the soft toys used in the exhibition in her luggage coming over from Norway. Interesting fact; they were all “made in China”.
«Changing faces» is one of the more interactive elements of the exhibition where anonymous face shapes cover the wall. By using a polaroid camera, the spectator is encouraged to take a photo of his own face and put it up on the wall, covering one the face shapes. The artist also exhibits three videos.
The exhibition reflects over the major changes in the past and future of the artist’s homeland. Over a period of 50 or so years Norway was transformed from being one of the poorest countries in Europe to being one of the richest oil nations in the world. What will happen to the country when the oil one day runs out, or is replaced by other sources of energy? During the exhibition opening Saturday night 30 July, a short ceremony was conducted in remembrance of the victims of the Utøya massacre on 22 July in Norway as part of the exhibition. Many members of the local community attended and lit candles for the victims.