Vesterheim “Past/Present/Future of Folk Art” exhibit

Vesterheim “Past/Present/Future of Folk Art” exhibit

A special folk art show, “Past/Present/Future of Folk Art,” at Vesterheim, the national Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, is open now through January 11, 2026. The show features 103 pieces by contemporary artists from all over the country and…

In 'Slow Light,' Past and Present Merge in the Uncanny, Animated Life of a Unique Protagonist

Imagine being about seven years old when you suddenly begin to see images from your past as if they were happening now. What if that’s all you could see? In “Slow Light,” a short film by Warsaw-based animation studio Kijek/Adamski, we trace the memories—and visions—of a man whose eyeballs are so dense that it takes seven years for light to pass through them. By the time he sees people and objects right in front of him, the past is perceived in r…